Modeling the Production and Uses of Biological Resources from the Viewpoint of Energy Flow in a Rural Village in Sichuan, China

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-61

  Tsunekawa, Atsushi ^a   Saito, Chie ^a   Takeuchi, Kazuhiko ^a   Zhu, Bo ^b   Abe, Kazuko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^c Shinjuku Daiichiseimei Bldg ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioresource; Deforestation; Environmental indicator; Model; Quality of life; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FERTILIZER; FUEL;

AFFORESTATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHINA; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT RESIDUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOOD;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0142126354     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2915-0     Document Type: Article

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