After the bangladesh flood action plan: Looking to the future

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-130

  Brammer, Hugh ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Flood protection; Floods; Irrigation; Polders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901498430     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ehaz.2010.SI01     Document Type: Article

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