The case of urban sprawl in Spain as an active and irreversible driving force for desertification

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-102

  Barbero Sierra, C ^a   Marques, M J ^a   Ruiz Perez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Land degradation; Land use change; Soil sealing; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DESERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; SEALING; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84870572774     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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