Impacts and recovery from a large tsunami: Coasts of Aceh

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-16

  Wong, P P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aceh; Coastal geomorphology; Coastal management; Coastal recovery; Tsunami impacts

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 62349084850     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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