Using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process for spatio-temporal analysis of eco-environmental vulnerability change during 1990–2010 in Sanjiangyuan region, China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 73; pp. 612 - 625
• Main Authors: Liu, Di, Cao, Chunxiang, Dubovyk, Olena, Tian, Rong, Chen, Wei, Zhuang, Qifeng, Zhao, Yujin, Menz, Gunter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: China; climate change; conservation areas; Eco-environmental vulnerability; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; humans; quantitative analysis; Sanjiangyuan region; Spatio-temporal change; Asia, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; China, People's Rep; China; Spatio-temporal change; Eco-environmental vulnerability; Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; Sanjiangyuan region

Sanjiangyuan region, which located in the north of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, is characterized by an extreme environment and is subject to the impacts of climate change and intense human activities. To protect the eco-environment in Sanjiangyuan, the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve (SNNR)...