Environmental hazards and community responses in Sagar Island, India

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-78

  Mondal, Tarun Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEVASTATING EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; SAGAR ISLAND;

METALS; STORMS;

HAZARDS;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DAMAGE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE; NATURAL HAZARD; OCCUPATION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

INDIA; SAGAR ISLAND; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84870206184     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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