Overview of the marine environmental problems of the West and Central African Region

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Kouassi, Aka Marcel ^a   Biney, Charles ^b  

^a Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques   (Central African Republic)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTEGRATED COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL;

(EAST); (WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0033055156     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-5691(98)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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