Developing a synthetic index of land vulnerability to drought and desertification

Geographical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-291

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Zitti, Marco ^b   Ceccarelli, Tomaso ^b   Perini, Luigi ^b  

^a ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^b National Council for Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite index; Desertification risk; Drought; Italy; Land vulnerability; LVI

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESERTIFICATION; DROUGHT; INDEX METHOD; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; MITIGATION; POPULATION PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION COVER; VULNERABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549087248     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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