Disappearing rivers - The limits of environmental assessment for hydropower in India

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-143

  Erlewein, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dam; Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Planning; Hydropower; India; Strategic Environmental Assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYDROPOWER; INDIA; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

DAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

DAM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MOUNTAIN REGION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE USE; RIVER SYSTEM; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84881239610     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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