Land-use intensification and environmental degradation: Empirical evidence from irrigated and rain-fed farms in south eastern Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-217

  Urama, Kevin C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Irrigation technology; Resource use conflicts; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FARMS; LAND USE; RAIN; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

IRRIGATED LANDS; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; NIGERIA; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; RESOURCE USE; RESOURCE USE CONFLICT; STUDY AREAS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; USE CONFLICTS;

IRRIGATION;

RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; IRRIGATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 16844373290     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.11.018     Document Type: Article

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