Sustainability and Sahelian soils: Evidence from Niger

Geographical Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 324-341

  Warren, Andrew ^a   Batterbury, Simon ^b   Osbahr, Henny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Natural capital; Niger; Sahel; Soil erosion; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

NIGER;

EID: 0035661436     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4959.00029     Document Type: Article

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