Sustainable development in small island developing states: Agricultural intensification, economic development, and freshwater resources management on the coral atoll of Tongatapu

Ecological Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 456-468

  van der Velde, M ^a   Green, S R ^b   Vanclooster, M ^a   Clothier, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Kingdom of Tonga; SIDS; Sustainable development; Water management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ATOLL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; FRESHWATER; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); POLYNESIA; TONGA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33847403152     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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