Development scenarios on Hetao irrigation area (China): a qualitative analysis from social, economic and ecological perspectives

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 815-834

  Kerschbaumer, Lilin ^a,b   Köbbing, Jan Felix ^b   Ott, Konrad ^a   Zerbe, Stefan ^c   Thevs, Niels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

China; Development scenarios; Freshwater sustainability; Hetao irrigation area; Lake conservation; Wuliangsuhai

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS; IRRIGATION AREA; LAKE CONSERVATION; WULIANGSUHAI;

LAKES;

EID: 84920709240     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3061-8     Document Type: Article

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