Emergy evaluation perspectives of an irrigation improvement project proposal in China

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2154-2162

  Chen, Dan ^a,b   Webber, Michael ^b   Chen, Jing ^a   Luo, Zhaohui ^c  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural system; Cost benefit analysis; Emergy evaluation; Irrigation improvement project

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 80052032137     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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