Megacities of Joy: A case study of Calcutta's environmental problems in the age of globalisation

Australian Journal of International Affairs

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-388

  Dutt, Sagarika ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBALIZATION; MEGACITY; URBAN AREA;

CALCUTTA; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0034538290     PISSN: 00049913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713613536     Document Type: Article

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