Assessing environmental security in China

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 403-411

  Grumbine, R Edward ^a,b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NATIONAL SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY REFORM; SECURITY THREAT; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84901216141     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/130147     Document Type: Review

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