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... PLANS FOR THE FUTURE : DAM THEM ALL ? For the future , even more ambitious schemes are planned , many of which involve the diversion of whole rivers , the transfer of water from one river basin to another and , even , the reversal of ...
... PLANS FOR THE FUTURE : DAM THEM ALL ? For the future , even more ambitious schemes are planned , many of which involve the diversion of whole rivers , the transfer of water from one river basin to another and , even , the reversal of ...
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... plans . It is predictable , therefore , that there will be acute exacer- bation of endemic schistosomiasis and of ... plan . " Hunter concludes his study by asking : " Are acute and chronic ill- ness , morbidity and death to be accepted ...
... plans . It is predictable , therefore , that there will be acute exacer- bation of endemic schistosomiasis and of ... plan . " Hunter concludes his study by asking : " Are acute and chronic ill- ness , morbidity and death to be accepted ...
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... plans in 1979 to build a number of nuclear pow- er stations . In addition , a 100 - kilometer canal is to be built from the Mediterranean to the Qattara Depression — the plan being to generate 50 billion kwh ( five times the output of ...
... plans in 1979 to build a number of nuclear pow- er stations . In addition , a 100 - kilometer canal is to be built from the Mediterranean to the Qattara Depression — the plan being to generate 50 billion kwh ( five times the output of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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