Thirsty cities: the urban water footprint and the peri-urban interface, a four city case study from West Africa
Urbanisation is increasingly affecting inter-sectoral water allocations. This paper looks beyond physical water transfers at the larger urban water footprint and how much it is affecting the urban periphery in the case of four cities in West Africa (Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and Ouagadougou). The result...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65308 |
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