The implications of changes in population, land use, and land management for surface runoff in the Upper Nile Basin Area of Ethiopia

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Hurni, Hans ^a   Tato, Kebede ^b   Zeleke, Gete ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b World Food Programme Development Section ^*  (United States)

^c World Food Programme Development Section   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopian highlands; Land use change; Nile Basin; Population change; Soil and water conservation; Surface runoff change

Indexed keywords

LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; NILE BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27244432706     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2005)025[0147:TIOCIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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