Understanding the sociology of spate irrigation: Cases from Balochistan

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 349-365

  Van Steenbergen, Frank ^a  

^a EUROCONSULT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balochistan; hill torrents; irrigation sociology; river basin management; Spate irrigation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FLOODING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SPATE IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PAKISTAN, BALOCHISTAN;

EID: 0031060875     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0171     Document Type: Article

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