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ERIC Number: EJ484215
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0167-6369
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Comparative Environmental Threat Analysis: Three Case Studies.
Latour, J. B.; Reiling, R.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v29 n2 p109-26 Jan 1994
Reviews how carrying capacity for different environmental problems is operationalized. Discusses whether it is possible to compare threats, using the exceeding of carrying capacity as a yardstick. Points out problems in comparative threat analysis using three case studies: threats to European groundwater resources, threats to ecosystems in Europe, and threats to ecosystems in the Netherlands. (48 references) (Author/MDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Groundwater, Higher Education, Research Methodology, Water Resources
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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