Assessing land ecological security in Shanghai (China) based on catastrophe theory

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-746

  Su, Shiliang ^a   Li, Dan ^a   Yu, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Zhonghao ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Xiao, Rui ^a   Zhi, Junjun ^a   Wu, Jiaping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; Land ecological security; Multi attribute assessment; Mutation analysis; Pressure state response; Temporal analysis

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHE THEORY; ECOLOGICAL SECURITY; MULTI-ATTRIBUTES; MUTATION ANALYSIS; PRESSURE-STATE-RESPONSE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; RATING;

DISASTERS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 79959378439     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-011-0457-9     Document Type: Article

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