Population growth and agricultural land use in two agro-ecological zones of Ghana, 1960-2010

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 645-661

  Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural land use; Agro ecological zones; Ghana; Population

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONES; CROPPED AREAS; LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; GHANA; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33750519458     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230600963445     Document Type: Article

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