The effects of climate change on urban human settlements in Africa

Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development in Africa and Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 69-100

  Mosha, Aloysius Clemence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

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EID: 84878534225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9867-2_5     Document Type: Chapter

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