Multifunctional landscapes for urban flood control in developing countries

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-166

  Miguez, M G ^a   Mascarenhas, F C B ^a   Magalhaes L P C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Integrated flood control projects; Mathematical modelling; Multifunctional landscapes; Urban floods

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948842911     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V2-N2-153-166     Document Type: Article

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