Environmental vulnerability assessment for mainland China based on entropy method

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 91, Issue , 2018, Pages 410-422

  Zhao, Jincai ^a   Ji, Guangxing ^a   Tian, Yuan ^b   Chen, Yulong ^a   Wang, Zheng ^a,b  

^a East China Normal University   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Science   (China)

Author keywords

Entropy method; Environmental vulnerability; Mainland China; RS and GIS

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

COMPLEX PROCESSES; ENTROPY METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY; EVALUATION RESULTS; MAINLAND CHINAS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; RS AND GIS; VULNERABILITY DEGREE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VULNERABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 85045676606     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.016     Document Type: Article

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