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Water Management in the Indus Basin of Pakistan: A Half-century Perspective

James L. Wescoat Jr Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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Sarah J. Halvorson Department of Geography, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA E-mail: [email protected]
&
Daanish Mustafa Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
Pages 391-406 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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