The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: A review of the literature |
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... Chapter 1 GENERAL Chapter 2 HYDROPOWER ... 1 Chapter 13 STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS , AGEING , ... 142 SAFETY AND FAILURE OF DAMS Chapter 14 ... 25 EROSION AND ... 148 Chapter 3 SEDIMENTATION Chapter 15 MODERN IRRIGATION ... 37 ECONOMICS OF ...
... Chapter 1 GENERAL Chapter 2 HYDROPOWER ... 1 Chapter 13 STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS , AGEING , ... 142 SAFETY AND FAILURE OF DAMS Chapter 14 ... 25 EROSION AND ... 148 Chapter 3 SEDIMENTATION Chapter 15 MODERN IRRIGATION ... 37 ECONOMICS OF ...
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... chapter on ' Modern Irrigation ' , but would also be mentioned in the cross - references at the end of the chapter on waterborne diseases . Cross - referencing is by chapter and item number within the chapter . So an item designated 5-3 ...
... chapter on ' Modern Irrigation ' , but would also be mentioned in the cross - references at the end of the chapter on waterborne diseases . Cross - referencing is by chapter and item number within the chapter . So an item designated 5-3 ...
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... Chapter 2 looks at the connection between irrig- ation and desertification . The chapter describes many places , such as the Sahel and South America , where the rate of irrigation expansion is matched by the rate at which land is taken ...
... Chapter 2 looks at the connection between irrig- ation and desertification . The chapter describes many places , such as the Sahel and South America , where the rate of irrigation expansion is matched by the rate at which land is taken ...
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