Integrating spatially referenced social and biophysical data to explore landholder responses to dryland salinity in Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-407

  Curtis, Allan ^a   Byron, Ian ^a   McDonald, Simon ^a  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dryland salinity; Integration; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; CENSUS DATA; DECISION MAKERS; DRYLAND SALINITY; SOCIAL DATUM; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA; WATERSHED PLANNING; WATERSHED SCALE; WATERSHEDS MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

DRYLAND FARMING; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; SALINITY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA; SALINITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL DEGRADATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0141503982     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(03)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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