Linking prawn and shrimp farming towards a green economy in Bangladesh: Confronting climate change

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-42

  Ahmed, Nesar ^a,b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b SA WATER   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BANGLADESH; BRACKISH WATER; COASTAL AQUACULTURE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; EFFECTIVE PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GREEN ECONOMIES; SHRIMP CULTURE; SHRIMP FARMING;

AQUACULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REGIONAL PLANNING;

SHELLFISH;

AQUACULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PRAWN FISHERY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SHRIMP CULTURE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84874571298     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.01.002     Document Type: Review

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