Environmental assessment in slum improvement programs: Some evidence from a study on infrastructure projects in two Dhaka slums

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 530-552

  Chowdhury, Farhat Jahan ^a   Amin, A T M Nurul ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Environmental monitoring; Environmental problems; Infrastructure; Participation; Project planning and implementation; Slum improvement project

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HOUSES; MAINTENANCE; PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT(EA); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INFRASTRUCTURE; PARTICIPATION; PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION; SLUM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT;

URBAN PLANNING;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELD SURVEY; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745878859     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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