Moving Water to Move People: Evaluating Success of the Toshka Project in Egypt

Water International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-56

  Wichelns, Dennis ^a,b  

^a IWRA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Economics; Egypt; Irrigation; Toshka

Indexed keywords

CANIS;

EID: 0037365201     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060308691664     Document Type: Article

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