The key role of water resources management in ecological restoration in Western China

Geographical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-154

  Yang, Xiaoping ^a   Dong, Jufeng ^a   White, Paul D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ecological rehabilitation; Ecology; Environmental management; Hydrology; Regional development; Reservoir; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33646451687     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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