Perceiving desertification from the lay perspective in northern China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 529-542

  Lee, H F ^a   Zhang, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Desertification; Gansu; Lay public; Minqin; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS;

CHINA; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; MINQIN; WORLD;

EID: 11844298440     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.638     Document Type: Article

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