Air assimilative capacity-based environment friendly siting of new industries-A case study of Kochi region, India

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-483

  Goyal, S K ^a   Chalapati Rao, C V ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Air assimilative capacity; Air quality modelling; Industrial siting; Sustainable development; Ventilation coefficient

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR NAVIGATION; AIR QUALITY; SITE SELECTION; URBAN PLANNING; VENTILATION;

AIR ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; AIR QUALITY MODELS; ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; CASE-STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL SITING; MEGACITIES; NEW INDUSTRY; VENTILATION COEFFICIENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTIMATION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; JAPAN; KERALA; KOCHI; SHIKOKU; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34447292154     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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