Challenges to Manage the Risk of Water Scarcity and Climate Change in the Mediterranean
β Scribed by Ana Iglesias; Luis Garrote; Francisco Flores; Marta Moneo
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-4741
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