Two waterfalls do not hear each other. Sand-storage dams, science and sustainable development in Kenya

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Ertsen, Maurits ^a   Hut, Rolf ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community; Hydrological research; Kenya; NGO; Sand storage dams; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE DAMS; DAMS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH; KENYA; NGO; UPSCALING;

SAND;

DAM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UPSCALING; WATER USE; WATERFALL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 57649093882     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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