Environmental impacts of reconstruction activities: A case of Lebanon

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-308

  Nasr, D ^a   Massoud, M A ^b   Khoury, R ^a   Kabakian, V ^c  

^a Earth Link and Advanced Resources Development (ELARD)   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c Lebanese Ministry of Environment   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Air Pollution; Environmental Impacts; Lebanon; Reconstruction; Resources Depletion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ASIA; BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 70349311703     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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