Modernisation of Sri Lanka's Traditional Irrigation Systems and Sustainability*

Science, Technology & Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 161-195

  Zubair, Lareef ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MODERNIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 26844511160     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097172180501000201     Document Type: Article

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