Transboundary river floods: Examining countries, international river basins and continents

Water Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-288

  Bakker, Marloes H N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International river basins; Transboundary floods; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149114512     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.041     Document Type: Article

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