Evaluation of agricultural sustainability based on human carrying capacity in drylands - A case study in rural villages in Inner Mongolia, China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-43

  Komatsu, Y ^a   Tsunekawa, A ^b   Ju, H ^c  

^a IBM JAPAN LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Desertification; Numerical model; Quality of life; Rate of population accommodation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DESERTIFICATION; DRYLAND FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD;

EID: 18144405770     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.12.017     Document Type: Article

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