Impact of population growth and land-use change on water resources and ecosystems of the arid Tarim River Basin in Western China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-305

  Liu, Yongbo ^a,b   Chen, Yaning ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystems; Land reclamation; Population growth; Tarim river basin; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH IMPACT; LAND USE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SALINIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33747451264     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469681     Document Type: Article

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