Environmental costs of China's food security

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 209, Issue , 2015, Pages 5-14

  Norse, David ^a   Ju, Xiaotang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economic cost; Environmental damage; Nr hotspots

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITROGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84937626909     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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