Land sensitivity to desertification across Italy: Past, present, and future

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Bajocco, Sofia ^a  

^a National Council for Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

ESAI; Indicators; Italy; Land degradation; Scale; Sensitivity; Trend

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DENSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

EID: 78649442987     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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