Water Resource Engineering: A Discipline or a Specialty and Why It Matters
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 9
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Volume 149 • Issue 9 • September 2023
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Received: Nov 19, 2022
Accepted: Feb 20, 2023
Published online: Jun 21, 2023
Published in print: Sep 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Nov 21, 2023
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