China's ascent and Africa's environment

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 785-794

  Mol, Arthur P J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Energy; Environment; Natural resources; World Systems Theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; DECADAL VARIATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERIPHERAL REGION; PREDICTION;

AFRICA; CHINA;

EID: 79960056351     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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