Mitigating industrial pollution along the Atlantic coast of Cameroon: An overview of government efforts

Environmentalist

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-50

  Alemagi, Dieudonne ^a   Oben, Pius M ^b   Ertel, Jürgen ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Atlantic coast of Cameroon; Environmental improvement; Industrial pollution; Institutional framework; Legal framework; Policy framework

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 31744442220     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-006-5357-z     Document Type: Review

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