Wetland cultivation and hydrological management in eastern Africa: Matching community and hydrological needs through sustainable wetland use

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-129

  Dixon, Alan B ^a   Wood, Adrian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eastern Africa; Ethiopia; Multiple uses; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GROUNDWATER; SURFACE WATERS; WETLANDS;

WETLAND CULTIVATION;

HYDROLOGY;

CULTIVATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; POPULATION PRESSURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CULTIVATION; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; SURFACE WATER; WETLANDS;

(WEST); ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0038025685     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.00047     Document Type: Article

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