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Book Title: Water Management In Megacities
Item Length: 9.4in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 6.3in.
Author: Asit K. Biswas
Publication Name: Water Management in Megacities
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2006
Series: Routledge Special Issues ON Water Policy and Governance Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
