Mumbai after 26/7 deluge: Issues and concerns in urban planning

Population and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-349

  Bhagat, R B ^a   Guha, Mohua ^a   Chattopadhyay, Aparajita ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Deluge; Density; Metropolis; Mumbai; Vision

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; FLOODING; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATURAL DISASTER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33749449070     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-006-0028-z     Document Type: Article

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