International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Review

Integrated water resources management in Iran: Environmental, socio-economic and political review of drought in Lake Urmia

N. Zarrineh
  • N. Zarrineh
  • Department of Hydrology and Hydrological Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels Belgium
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M. Azari Najaf Abad
  • M. Azari Najaf Abad
  • Department of Hydrology and Hydrological Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels Belgium
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  •  Accepted: 18 December 2013
  •  Published: 01 January 2014

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