Destroying hills in the northeastern part of Bangladesh: A qualitative assessment of extent of the problem and its probable impact

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Islam, Md Sirajul ^a   Hasan, G M Jahid ^b   Chowdhury, Md Aktarul Islam ^c  

^a NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Extent of the issue; Hill cutting; Legal aspects; Probable impact; Sylhet

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HILL; LAND DEGRADATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33644870070     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325890     Document Type: Article

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