Provincial level-based emergy evaluation of crop production system and development modes in China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 325-338

  Tao, Jin ^a   Fu, Meichen ^a   Zheng, Xinqi ^a   Zhang, Jianjun ^a   Zhang, Dingxuan ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cluster analysis; Crop production system; Development mode; Emergy indicator

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT MODES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; EMERGY EVALUATION; EMERGY METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; INDICATOR SYSTEM; INPUT-OUTPUT; MAINLAND CHINAS; MODERN AGRICULTURES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; PER CAPITA; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POLICY SUGGESTIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SCALE MANAGEMENT; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; WIN-WIN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

ECONOMICS;

BIOINDICATOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT; POLICY MAKING;

CHINA;

EID: 84873931192     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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