Assessment of man-made and natural hazards in the surroundings of hydropower projects under construction in the Beas Valley of northwestern Himalaya

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-236

  Sharma, Sanjeev ^a   Kuniyal, Jagdish C ^a   Sharma, J C ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Hazard; Hydropower project; Local community; Northwestern Indian Himalaya; Preventive measure; Under construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648820516     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0221-2     Document Type: Article

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