Sediment management and flood protection of desert towns: Effects of small catchments

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 245, Issue , 1997, Pages 183-189

  Schick, Asher P ^a   Grodek, Tamir ^a   Lekach, Judith ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DRAINAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARDS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; ZONING;

FLOOD PROTECTION; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 0030686741     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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