Land reclamation in Egypt: A study of life in the new lands

Geoforum

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 664-674

  Adriansen, Hanne Kirstine ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Desert development; Egypt; Empowerment of women; Land reclamation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DESERT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND RECLAMATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VILLAGE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 67649908414     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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