Optimization of ecological footprint model based on environmental pollution accounts: A case study in Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1789-1796

  Bai, Yu ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a   Wei, Jian Bing ^a   Zhang, Wen Juan ^a   Zhao, Hong Wei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Environmental pollution; Model optimization; Pearl River Delta

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION; URBAN ECONOMY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 54949085783     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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