An environmental accounting framework applied to green space ecosystem planning for small towns in China as a case study

Ecological Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 533-542

  Zhang, Lingxian ^a   Liu, Qing ^b   Hall, Nigel W ^c   Fu, Zetian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance of carbon oxygen; C63; China; Green space; Land use; Optimal control; Q18; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GREENSPACE; LAND USE PLANNING; TOWN PLANNING; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEBEI; SHALIUHE;

EID: 33845617713     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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