A new approach to water management of tropical peatlands: A case study from Malaysia

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-139

  Ritzema, H P ^a   Mat Hassan, Abd Mutalib ^b   Moens, R P ^c  

^a International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement   (Netherlands)

^b Dept of Irrigation and Drainage ^*  (Malaysia)

^c Grontmij NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drainage system design; Humid tropics; Peatlands; Water management

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LAND USE; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUBSIDENCE; TROPICS; WATER CONSERVATION;

PEATLANDS; SUSTAINABLE LAND USE; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE SYSTEM; PEATLAND; TROPICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0032076821     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005976928479     Document Type: Article

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