Public involvement in environmental impact assessment: A case study of hydro development in kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-75

  Sinclair, A John ^a   Diduck, Alan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydro development; India; Public involvement

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0034104784     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154600781767637     Document Type: Article

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