Environmental and Social Effects of Stone Quarrying in Bangladesh: A Study in the Khasi People Area in Sylhet

Environmental and Social Effects of Stone Quarrying in Bangladesh: A Study in the Khasi People Area in Sylhet

This study investigates how the unregulated and unscientific manner of stone quarrying in Bangladesh degrades the environment and affects the life and livelihoods of the local people. The recent countrywide construction boom and infrastructural development kept the GDP growth constant in Bangladesh...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad Jahirul Hoque, Hajera Aktar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	ACCB Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:	Space and Culture, India
Subjects:	Unregulated Stone Quarrying Environmental Degradation Khasi People Sylhet Region
Online Access:	https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1279

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