Labor location, conservation, and land quality: The case of West Jilin, China

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 633-657

  Liu, Lee ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Agricultural land use; Environment; Land degradation; Location theory; Sustainable development; Von Thunen

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; LABOR SUPPLY; LAND DEGRADATION; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; JILIN PROVINCE; QIANAN COUNTY;

EID: 0033377213     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0004-5608.00165     Document Type: Article

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