The science and politics of the Dead Sea: Red Sea canal or pipeline

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-339

  Asmar, B N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canal; Dead Sea; Media; Pipeline; Red Sea; Water level

Indexed keywords

LAKE LEVEL; MASS MEDIA; PIPELINE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEAD SEA; RED SEA;

EID: 0141838104     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496503255576     Document Type: Article

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