The relationship between rainfall and human density and its implications for future water stress in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 319-336

  le Blanc, David ^a   Perez, Romain ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Climate modeling; Demographic growth; Migrations; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RAINFALL; WATER STRESS;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 44349112532     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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