Evaluation of the economic effects of soil erosion risk on agricultural productivity using remote sensing: Case of watershed in Tunisia

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 38, Issue , 2010, Pages 930-935

  Kefi, M ^a   Yoshino, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic value; RUSLE; Soil erosion by water; TSAVI; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; RISK PERCEPTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

ECONOMIC VALUES; RUSLE; SOIL EROSION; TSAVI; TUNISIA;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 84879556120     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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