The impact of mediterranean land degradation on agricultural income: A short-term scenario

Land Use Policy

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-308

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Carlucci, Margherita ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Depletion costs; Italy; Land sensitivity; Local district; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; INCOME; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ITALY;

EID: 84870912717     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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