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Defining and acting on water poverty in England and Wales 界定英格兰和威尔士的缺水问题并采取行动

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-04-13 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.253

Ruth Sylvester, P. Hutchings, A. Mdee

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Domestic institutions and international collective action problems: International water rights conflicts 国内机构和国际集体行动问题：国际水权冲突

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.250

Muserref Yetim

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The degradation of spring water resources in Nepal: some policy gaps 尼泊尔泉水资源的退化:一些政策空白

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.159

Raju Chauhan, Archana Shrestha, Sang-Eun Oh, Anup Gurung

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Recycled water for non-potable use: understanding community perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia 非饮用循环水：了解马来西亚社区的看法和接受程度

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.212

Nur Aina Bachi ', W. H. M. Wan Mohtar, W. Z. W. Zin, Haruka Takeuchi, Z. Hanafiah

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The practice of integrated asset management in Ugandan small towns 乌干达小城镇综合资产管理的实践

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.213

Bruno Emmanuel Musiimenta, M. Tutusaus, K. Schwartz

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The high cost of water for Mexico's poorest households 墨西哥最贫困家庭的高水费

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.223

Daniel A. Revollo-Fernández, L. Rodríguez-Tapia, C. Medina-Rivas

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Assessing the impacts of different crop rotations on groundwater level using MODFLOW in a dry, Barind area of Bangladesh 利用MODFLOW在孟加拉国干旱的Barind地区评估不同作物轮作对地下水位的影响

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.252

Md. Hossain Ali, P. Biswas, M. Zaman, M. Islam

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Justice and sanitation governance: an enquiry into the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Rural programme in UP, India 司法和卫生治理：对印度UP Swachh Bharat使命农村方案执行情况的调查

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.187

Kopal Khare, Lavanya Suresh

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Does agricultural water-saving policy improve food security? Evidence from the Yellow River Basin in China 农业节水政策能提高粮食安全吗?来自中国黄河流域的证据

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.217

Rui Yang, Hang Xu

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Need to adopt scaled decentralized systems in the water infrastructure to achieve sustainability and build resilience 需要在水利基础设施中采用规模分散的系统，以实现可持续性并建立复原力

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学

Water Policy Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI: 10.2166/wp.2023.267

P. Kalbar, S. Lokhande

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