Water and conflict: Events, trends, and analysis (2011-2012)

The World's Water

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-171

  Gleick, Peter H ^a   Heberger, Matthew ^a  

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EID: 84979158076     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-483-3_10     Document Type: Chapter

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