The economic costs of desertification: A first survey of some cases in Africa

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-209

  Requier Desjardins, Mélanie ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Desertification costs; Environmental valuation; Land degradation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

DESERTIFICATION; DESERTIFICATION COSTS; ECONOMIC COSTS; LAND DEGRADATION; RURAL INVESTMENTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; LAND DEGRADATION; SURVEY; VALUATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 33846529486     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2006.011641     Document Type: Review

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