Integrated river sustainability assessment: case studies of the Yellow River and the Ganges

Thesis

This thesis develops and validates a comprehensive methodology for measuring sustainability of a large river basin by using a tailored indicator set. The concept of river sustainability concerns not only the ecological condition of the river course, but also socioeconomic activities in the river basin. River sustainability is defined from five perspectives: sufficient resource, resilience to water-related risks, access to water supply and other services, productive use of water, and fairne...

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Authors: Wu, H

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-jxpkerbqx
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: sustainability indicators and indices; sustainability assessment; water resources development; integrated river basin management
• Subjects: Integrated river basin management; Sustainability and the environment; Sustainability measurements and metrics; Water resources development