The four major rivers restoration project in south korea

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-26

  Shin, Jong Ho ^a   Chung, Jae Yong ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Director general of regional development department   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dredging; River engineering; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; RESTORATION PROJECT; RIVER ENGINEERING; SOUTH KOREA; WATER VOLUMES;

RESTORATION; RIVERS; SILT; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DREDGING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RIVER ENGINEERING; WATER RESOURCE; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79551614599     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: 17517672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2011.164.19     Document Type: Article

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