The Challenges for Mekong River Management

The Mekong

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 403-419

  Campbell, Ian ^a,b  

^a GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84878404939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374026-7.00017-6     Document Type: Chapter

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