What part of natural flow can be considered a "water resource"?

In this paper, we discuss an unfortunate semantic shortcut – the use of the expression "water resources" as a synonym for "river/groundwater flow" – which causes great confusion in all Water Security-related discussions. We show that only a part of the flow can be considered a re...

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Main Authors: V. Andréassian, J. Margat, G. Thirel, P. Hubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Online Access:https://www.proc-iahs.net/366/86/2015/piahs-366-86-2015.pdf