Environmental and socio-economic impacts of dust storms in Sistan Region, Iran

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-355

  Miri, Abbas ^a   Ahmadi, Hasan ^b   Ekhtesasi, Mohammad Reza ^c   Panjehkeh, Naser ^a   Ghanbari, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Damage costs; Dust storm; Local community; Sistan

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE COSTS; DATA ANALYSIS; DUST STORM; LOCAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICAL DAMAGES; SISTAN; SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS; STRONG WINDS;

DROUGHT; DUST;

STORMS;

EID: 70350347611     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902720170     Document Type: Article

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