Water resources issues of small island developing states

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-260

  Falkland, Tony ^a  

^a ACTEW Corporation Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appropriate sanitation; Composting toilet; Freshwater; Freshwater lens; Infiltration gallery; Island groundwater; Island hydrology; Small islands; Water resources; Water resources assessment; Water resources development; Water resources management; Water resources planning

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SMALL ISLAND STATE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032728838     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1999.tb00913.x     Document Type: Article

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