Quantitative Evaluation of Sustainable Development and Eco-Environmental Carrying Capacity in Water-Deficient Regions: A Case Study in the Haihe River Basin, China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 195-206

  Wang, Zhong gen ^a,b   Luo, Yu zhou ^b   Zhang, Ming hua ^b   Xia, Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development scenario; Eco environmental carrying capacity; Haihe River Basin; Sustainable development; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891613800     PISSN: 20953119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60423-2     Document Type: Article

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