Remote sensing applications in African agriculture and natural resources: Highlighting and managing the stress of increasing population pressure

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2411-2421

  Amissah Arthur, Abigail ^a,b   Miller, Roberta Balstad ^b  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION PRESSURE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0036875065     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)80292-7     Document Type: Article

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