A multidimensional analysis of water poverty at local scale: application of improved water poverty index for Tunisia
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CASE STUDIES Improved Method to Calculate a Water Poverty Index at Local Scale
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عنوان ژورنال: Water Policy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1366-7017,1996-9759
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2012.043