Artificial drainage induced erosion: The case of railway culverts on the kwezana ridge, near alice, eastern cape

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-153

  Kakembo, V ^a  

^a VISTA UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULVERT; EROSION CONTROL; GULLY EROSION; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034457361     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2000.9713707     Document Type: Article

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