Air pollution control by optimal green belt development around the Victoria Memorial Monument, Kolkata (India)

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-249

  Shannigrahi, A S ^a   Sharma, Ramesh C ^a   Fukushima, T ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air pollution control; Green belt; Victoria memorial monument

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; NOISE POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0037701831     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723022000008202     Document Type: Article

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