Theorizing land-cover and land-use change: The case of the Florida Everglades and its degradation

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-328

  Walker, Robert ^a   Solecki, William ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida everglades; Land cover and land use change; Von th nen

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142745458     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2004.09402010.x     Document Type: Article

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