The economic analysis ofwater use in the water framework directive based on the system of environmental-economic accounting for water: A case study of the Guadalquivir river basin

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Gutiérrez Martín, Carlos ^a   Borrego Marín, María M ^b   Berbel, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

System of Environmental Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA Water); Water accounting; Water Framework Directive (WFD); Water policy; Water use

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WATER ACCOUNTINGS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER POLICIES; WATER USE;

WATER RESOURCES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

ANDALUCIA; GUADALQUIVIR BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 85014911786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w9030180     Document Type: Article

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