Increase in risk and exposure to flooding in Penang Island: a case of environmental degradation resulting from urbanisation and rapid economic development

Malaysian Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-20

  Chan, Ngai Weng ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FLOOD; NATURAL HAZARD; URBANISATION; URBANIZATION;

MALAYSIA, PENANG ISLAND;

EID: 0031389895     PISSN: 01271474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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