Environmental impacts of dredging and land reclamation at Abu Qir Bay, Egypt

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Mostafa, Yasser El Sayed ^a  

^a The British University in Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dredging; Environmental impacts; Land reclamation

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DREDGING; LAKES; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RECLAMATION;

COASTAL AREA; DESIGN PHASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FILL MATERIALS; IS COSTS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RECLAMATION PROJECT; SANDY BEACH;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84858076582     PISSN: 20904479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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