Economic growth vs. land quality: A multidimensional approach in Italy

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 733-748

  Salvati, Luca ^a,b   Zitti, Marco ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italian Council for Agricultural Research Centre for Soil Plant Relationships   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Geographical gradient; Italy; Land quality; Local district; Multidimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LAND MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ITALY;

EID: 79959494048     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.528612     Document Type: Article

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