Indicators for pan-European assessment and monitoring of soil erosion by water

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-38

  Gobin, Anne ^a,d   Jones, R ^b   Kirkby, M ^c   Campling, P ^d   Govers, G ^a   Kosmas, C ^e   Gentile, A R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^e AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agri environment; DPSIR; Europe; Indicator; Policy; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; HYDROGRAPHY; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOIL EROSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALIA;

EID: 0346094080     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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