Visualizing hydropower across the himalayas: Mapping in a time of regulatory decline

Himalaya

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 52-66

  Alley, Kelly D ^a   Hile, Ryan ^b   Mitra, Chandana ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna basin; GIS; Hydroelectric; Hydropower; India

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; GIS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MAPPING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATELLITE DATA;

BANGLADESH; BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; GANGES BASIN; MEGHNA RIVER;

EID: 84923291867     PISSN: 19352212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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