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... High Dam , it would never have occurred . The issue of land losses has been explored in greatest detail by John Waterbury , and the facts are not reassuring . To begin with , he points out , the amount of land effectively reclaimed has ...
... High Dam , it would never have occurred . The issue of land losses has been explored in greatest detail by John Waterbury , and the facts are not reassuring . To begin with , he points out , the amount of land effectively reclaimed has ...
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... high that any potential storage gain from such a large reservoir would quickly be cancelled out . Still others warned that if the Nile's silt was impounded along with its waters , the result would be riverbed erosion on a dramat- ic and ...
... high that any potential storage gain from such a large reservoir would quickly be cancelled out . Still others warned that if the Nile's silt was impounded along with its waters , the result would be riverbed erosion on a dramat- ic and ...
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... high winds at the reservoir site could increase annual evaporation losses by as much as 4 billion m3 . In addition , Ahmad argued that seepage losses - if they followed the same pattern as at the Old Aswan Dam - would be considerable ...
... high winds at the reservoir site could increase annual evaporation losses by as much as 4 billion m3 . In addition , Ahmad argued that seepage losses - if they followed the same pattern as at the Old Aswan Dam - would be considerable ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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