Climate change impacts and adaptation for saline agriculture in north Jiangsu Province, China

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-93

  Wang, Jiali ^a,b   Huang, Xianjin ^a   Zhong, Taiyang ^a   Chen, Zhigang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Community; Impacts; Participatory; Saline agriculture; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAND USE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINE AGRICULTURE; SEASHORE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84868457941     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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