Using an ecological economics approach to support the restoration of collapsing gullies in southern China

Land Use Policy

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-124

  Zhong, Binglin ^a   Peng, Shaoyun ^a   Zhang, Qiao ^b   Ma, Hua ^c   Cao, Shixiong ^d  

^a Soil and Water Conservation Bureau of Changting County   (China)

^b Renmin University of China   (China)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological economics; Ecological restoration; Environmental conservation; Land physiognomy; Soil erosion; Steep topography

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GULLY; LAND DEGRADATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHINA;

EID: 84870536443     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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