Karst environment and eco-poverty in southwestern China: A case study of Guizhou Province

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Wang, La Chun ^a   Lee, Do Won ^b   Zuo, Ping ^a   Zhou, Yin Kang ^a   Xu, You Peng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eco poverty; Guizhou; Karst environment; Rock desertification

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; KARST; LOCAL ECONOMY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POVERTY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

EID: 16544377883     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-004-0004-4     Document Type: Article

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