Lessons from the past: Water management in Central Asia

Water Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 365-384

  O'Hara, Sarah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Central Asia; Conflict; Irrigation; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040955056     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-7017(00)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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