British attempts to develop groundwater and water supply on Gibraltar 1800-1985

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 225, Issue , 2004, Pages 239-262

  Rose, Edward P F ^a   Mather, John D ^a   Perez, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lyonnaise des Eaux Gibraltar Ltd   (Gibraltar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GIBRALTAR; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4344600177     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.225.01.17     Document Type: Article

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