Measuring environmental sustainability in agriculture: A composite environmental impact index approach

被引：63

作者：

Sabiha, Noor-E. ^{[1
]}

Salim, Ruhul ^{[2
]}

Rahman, Sanzidur ^{[3
]}

Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Rajshahi Univ, Dept Econ, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh

[2] Curtin Univ, Curtin Business Sch, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

[3] Univ Plymouth, Sch Geog Earth & Environm Sci, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 2016年 / 166卷

关键词：

Environmental impact assessment; Composite environmental impact index; Indicator; Agriculture; Bangladesh; SOIL QUALITY INDEXES; FARMING SYSTEMS; FARMERS PERCEPTIONS; INDICATORS; BANGLADESH; FRAMEWORK; DETERMINANTS; MANAGEMENT; LEVEL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.10.003

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The present study develops a composite environmental impact index (CEII) to evaluate the extent of environmental degradation in agriculture after successfully validating its flexibility, applicability and relevance as a tool. The CEII tool is then applied to empirically measure the extent of environmental impacts of High Yield Variety (HYV) rice cultivation in three districts of north-western Bangladesh for a single crop year (October, 2012 September, 2013). Results reveal that 27 to 69 per cent of the theoretical maximum level of environmental damage is created due to HYV rice cultivation with significant regional variations in the CEII scores, implying that policy interventions are required in environmentally critical areas in order to sustain agriculture in Bangladesh. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：84 / 93

页数：10

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