Water Resources: Health, Environment and Development

✍ Scribed by Brian Kay (Editor)

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 1998
Leaves: 269
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This collection addresses the complexities of water management and the impact of environmental developments such as dams, reservoirs and irrigation schemes on public health.The main focus of the book is on vector-borne diseases such as malaria, arboviruses (dengue and encephalitides) and snail- borne schistosomiasis. These are examined from a wide

✦ Subjects

Engineering & Technology;Civil, Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering;Water Engineering;Environment and Sustainability;Environment & Resources

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