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... inevitable . ' That loss can be considerable . In Guyana , for example , evaporation losses from open surfaces reach ... inevitable . LOSSES TO TRANSPIRATION : THE PROBLEM OF AQUATIC WEEDS Creating a vast artificial reservoir inevitably ...
... inevitable . ' That loss can be considerable . In Guyana , for example , evaporation losses from open surfaces reach ... inevitable . LOSSES TO TRANSPIRATION : THE PROBLEM OF AQUATIC WEEDS Creating a vast artificial reservoir inevitably ...
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... inevitable competition that arises between industry and agriculture for both land and water . Providing electricity for industrial development inevitably re- duces the amount of land available for feeding people . Agricul- tural land ...
... inevitable competition that arises between industry and agriculture for both land and water . Providing electricity for industrial development inevitably re- duces the amount of land available for feeding people . Agricul- tural land ...
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... inevitably disastrous : The ruin of a reservoir when neglected and permitted to fall into decay was speedy and inevitable ; and as the destruction of the vil- lage tank involved the flight of all dependent upon it , the water , once ...
... inevitably disastrous : The ruin of a reservoir when neglected and permitted to fall into decay was speedy and inevitable ; and as the destruction of the vil- lage tank involved the flight of all dependent upon it , the water , once ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
Copyright | |
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