How good is GLASOD?

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 274-283

  Sonneveld, B G J S ^a   Dent, D L ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expert judgment; GLASOD; Land degradation; Non parametric analysis; Qualitative response model

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NUTRITION;

CROP PRODUCTION; DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT; EXPERT JUDGMENT; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF SOIL DEGRADATION; LAND DEGRADATION; NON-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESPONSE; QUALITATIVE RESPONSE MODEL; RESPONSE MODEL; SOIL DEGRADATION;

LAND USE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD SECURITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; MALNUTRITION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 55549123196     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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