The Nile River / volume editor: Abdelazim M. Negm; with contributions by N. Abd El-Basset [and thirty-three others].
"This volume offers up-to-date and comprehensive information on various aspects of the Nile River, which is the main source of water in Egypt. The respective chapters examine the Nile journey; the Aswan High Dam Reservoir; morphology and sediment quality of the Nile; threats to biodiversity; fi...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer Verlag,
2017.
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| Series: | Handbook of environmental chemistry (2010) ;
v. 56. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "This volume offers up-to-date and comprehensive information on various aspects of the Nile River, which is the main source of water in Egypt. The respective chapters examine the Nile journey; the Aswan High Dam Reservoir; morphology and sediment quality of the Nile; threats to biodiversity; fish and fisheries; rain-fed agriculture, rainfall data, and fluctuations in rainfall; the impact of climate change; and hydropolitics and legal aspects. The book closes with a concise summary of the conclusions and recommendations provided in the preceding chapters, and discusses the requirements for the sustainable development of the Nile River and potential ways to transform conflicts into cooperation. Accordingly, it offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, graduate students and policymakers alike."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 741 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 331959088X 9783319590882 3319590863 9783319590868 |
| ISSN: | 1867-979X ; |