Sustainability Index for Water Resources Planning and Management
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Sustainability Index for Water Resources Planning and Management
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0733-9496,1943-5452
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000134