An analysis of the world's environment and population dynamics with varying carrying capacity, concerns and skepticism

Ecological Economics

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-112

  Berck, Peter ^a   Levy, Amnon ^b   Chowdhury, Khorshed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Concerns; Environment; Population; Skepticism

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84861932804     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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