Construction of an eco-island: A case study of Chongming Island, China

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 51, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 575-588

  Huang, Baorong ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Zheng, Hua ^a   Zhang, Huizhi ^b   Wang, Xiaoke ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENCY CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CASE STUDIES; DISTURBANCE FACTORS; ECOLOGICAL PRESSURE; ECOLOGICAL SECURITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EXOTIC SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN HABITATS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVE AREA; SUSTAINABLE USE;

LANDFORMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 49349111668     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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