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Bengal's Millennium Flood and the Question of Appropriate Development. / Chapman, Graham; Rudra, Kalyan.
Geomorphology and Environment. ed. / Savindra Singh; H S Sharma; Sunil Kumar De. Kolkata: acb Publications, 2004. p. 365-385.

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Chapman, G & Rudra, K 2004, Bengal's Millennium Flood and the Question of Appropriate Development. in S Singh, HS Sharma & SK De (eds), Geomorphology and Environment. acb Publications, Kolkata, pp. 365-385.

APA

Chapman, G., & Rudra, K. (2004). Bengal's Millennium Flood and the Question of Appropriate Development. In S. Singh, H. S. Sharma, & S. K. De (Eds.), Geomorphology and Environment (pp. 365-385). acb Publications.

Vancouver

Chapman G, Rudra K. Bengal's Millennium Flood and the Question of Appropriate Development. In Singh S, Sharma HS, De SK, editors, Geomorphology and Environment. Kolkata: acb Publications. 2004. p. 365-385

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Chapman, Graham ; Rudra, Kalyan. / Bengal's Millennium Flood and the Question of Appropriate Development. Geomorphology and Environment. editor / Savindra Singh ; H S Sharma ; Sunil Kumar De. Kolkata : acb Publications, 2004. pp. 365-385

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