Human interference and environmental instability: Addressing the environmental consequences of rapid urban growth in Bamenda, Cameroon

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-174

  Acho Chi, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Bamenda; Cameroon; Population growth; Resource management; Urban growth

Indexed keywords

POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

BAMENDA; CAMEROON;

EID: 0032448526     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095624789801000206     Document Type: Article

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