Urbanisation and environmental degradation in Dhaka metropolitan area of Bangladesh

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-147

  Dewan, Ashraf M ^a,b   Kabir, Md Humayun ^b   Nahar, Kamrun ^b   Rahman, Md Ziaur ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dhaka Metropolitan Area; DMA; Environmental degradation; Environmental pollution; Sustainable development; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; LAND USE; URBAN GROWTH; WEATHERING;

BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LAND USE AND COVERS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL EXPANSION; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANISATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84866701693     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2012.049178     Document Type: Article

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