Population growth and natural-resources pressures in the Mekong River Basin

Ambio

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-224

  Pech, Sokhem ^a   Sunada, Kengo ^b  

^a Natural Resources and Policy Researcher 46DE0   (Cambodia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION GROWTH; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; ASIA; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; RIVER; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ASIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; POPULATION GROWTH; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG BASIN;

EID: 48249138497     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2008)37[219:PGANPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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