Post-Jonglei planning in southern Sudan: Combining environment with development

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 575-586

  Ahmad, Adi Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Jonglei Canal; Planning in southern Sudan; Sudanese Egyptian relations; Wetland development

Indexed keywords

CANAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; JONGLEI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 52949102550     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247808096129     Document Type: Article

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