Assessing the assessments: Case study of an emergency action plan for the control of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-455

  Sikoyo, George M ^a   Goldman, Lisa ^b  

^a Uganda Country Office   (Uganda)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY; TRANSBOUNDARY;

LAKES;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LAKES; PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIPARIAN ZONE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 34548425703     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620701488521     Document Type: Article

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