Impact assessment of the "grain for green project" and discussion on the development models in the mountain-gorge regions

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Zhao, Xiaoqing ^a   Lv, Xing ^a   Dai, Jinhua ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Development model; Impact; The "Grain for Green Project" (GGP); The mountain gorge region

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MODEL; MOUNTAIN REGION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 77952844607     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-010-0011-y     Document Type: Article

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