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Assessment of Effects of Human Development on the Environment by Using System Dynamic Modeling Technique (SD): A Case Study of the Mkomazi Watershed (Pangani Basin) in Northeastern Tanzania

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Pages 451-467 | Received 04 Apr 2004, Accepted 06 Aug 2004, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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