Food security and ecological footprint of coastal zone of Bangladesh

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 531-545

  Bala, B K ^a   Hossain, M A ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladeh Agricultural Research Institute   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Biocapacity; Coastal zone; Ecological footprint; Food security

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHRIMP CULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BANGLADESH;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 77954426461     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-009-9209-0     Document Type: Article

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