Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Uyo Urban, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0855-501X
DOI: 10.4314/ajesms.v6i1.61565