Anticipated Performance Index of some tree species considered for green belt development in and around an urban area: A case study of Varanasi city, India

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1343-1349

  Prajapati, Santosh K ^a   Tripathi, B D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI); Anticipated Performance Index (API); Green belt; Management

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX; ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE INDEX; BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CASE-STUDIES; GREEN BELTS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PLANT SPECIES; TOLERANCE INDICES; TREE SPECIES; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYLL; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GREENBELT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREE; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH; VARANASI;

EID: 47249123762     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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