A participatory approach for integrated conservation planning in a small catchment in Loess Plateau, China: Part I. Approach and Methods

Catena

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 255-269

  Hoang Fagerstrom M H ^a   Messing, I ^a   Wen, Z M ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Catchment; China; Farming systems; Land evaluation; Loess Plateau; Participatory

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; LAND EVALUATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 0348019135     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(03)00068-7     Document Type: Article

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