Geopolitics, water and development in South Asia: Cooperative development in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta

Geographical Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-64

  Brichieri Colombi, Stephen ^a   Bradnock, Robert W ^b  

^a SynAquaNon Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna; Geopolitics; India; Successive rivers; Water

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; GEOPOLITICS; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BANGLADESH; INDIA;

EID: 0037363047     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4959.t01-1-00002     Document Type: Article

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