Socio-economic determinants of land degradation in Pishin sub-basin, Pakistan

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Qasim, S ^a   Shrestha, R P ^a   Shivakoti, G P ^a   Tripathi, N K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

binary logistic regression; farmers' perceptions; land degradation; socio economic appraisal

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PAKISTAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79951530945     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.543844     Document Type: Article

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