Assessing the ecological security of the Tibetan plateau: Methodology and a case study for Lhaze County

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-131

  Zhao, Yan Zhi ^a,b   Zou, Xue Yong ^a,b   Cheng, Hong ^a,b   Jia, Hai Kun ^a,b   Wu, Yong Qiu ^a,b   Wang, Gui Yong ^c   Zhang, Chun Lai ^a,b   Gao, Shang Yu ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c FOSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Ecological security; Lhaze county; Pressure state response model; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FARMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CASE-STUDIES; ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; ECOLOGICAL SECURITY; LHAZE COUNTY; LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION EXPLOSION; PRESSURE- STATE-RESPONSE MODELS; TIBET; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TIBETANS;

DETERIORATION;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASSLAND; INDUSTRY; LAW; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LHASA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG;

EID: 33646810134     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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