Mountain expeditions: Minimising the impact

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 561-581

  Kuniyal, Jagdish C ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Eco impacts; Mitigating measures; Mountain expeditions

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GLACIERS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; WASTES;

POISONOUS GASES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLORATION; TOURISM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

OVIS ARIES; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 0036837876     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(02)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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