China's stressed waters: Societal and environmental vulnerability in China's internal and transboundary river systems

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-116

  Varis, Olli ^a   Kummu, Matti ^a   Lehr, Christian ^a,c   Shen, Dajun ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Environment; River basin; Socio economy; Sustainability; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CHINA; HAI RIVER; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84903213629     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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