The water resources of Bulgaria: an overview |
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| Authors: | C Gregory Knight Marieta P Staneva |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;(2) American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria;(3) Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, (Altoona Campus), University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;(4) American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
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| Abstract: | Bulgaria's indigenous water resources derive largely from mountain watersheds where orographic effects enhance precipitation. These watersheds provide resources upon which lowland communities, industry, and irrigation depend. On the basis of a comprehensive network of water management structures, Bulgaria has been able to harness a considerable proportion of internal water resources for human use, although the nation is, by European standards, dry. This paper explores the physical and human geography of Bulgarian water resources as a perspective from which the multiple dimensions of current Bulgarian water research and water issues can be seen. |
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