The spatial nexus between population growth and land degradation in a dry Mediterranean region: A rapidly changing pattern?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-88

  Salvati, Luca ^a  

^a Italian Council of Research in Agriculture   (Italy)

Author keywords

Land vulnerability; Population density; Principal components analysis; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84857603899     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.593007     Document Type: Article

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