Significance and effect of ecological rehabilitation project in inland river basins in Northwest China

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 209-220

  Wang, Yu ^a,b   Feng, Qi ^a,c   Chen, Lijuan ^a   Yu, Tengfei ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Alashan Desert Eco Hydrology Experimental Research Station   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region; Ecological restoration; Livelihood; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; COMPENSATION MECHANISM; ECOLOGICAL REHABILITATION; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOLOGICAL WATER TRANSFERS; LIVELIHOOD; REHABILITATION PROJECTS; WATER RESOURCE UTILIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARID REGION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RIVER BASIN; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; EJINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84879845265     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0077-x     Document Type: Article

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