The preliminary study of urbanization, fossil fuels consumptions and CO2 emission in Karachi

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1941-1948

  Sajjad, S H ^a,b   Blond, N ^a   Clappier, A ^a   Raza, Asif ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Fossil fuels; Population growth; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL OIL; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PAKISTAN; POPULATION GROWTH; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77950928402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1723     Document Type: Article

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