Measurement and assessment of carrying capacity of the environment in Ningbo, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2047-2053

  Liu, R Z ^a   Borthwick, Alistair G L ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Environmental planning; Measurement; Ningbo; Strategy environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HUMAN;

CHINA; NINGBO; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 79956057339     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.033     Document Type: Article

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