Measuring population pressure on the landscape: Comparative GIS studies in China, India, and the United States

Population and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 321-336

  Rain, David R ^a   Long, John F ^b   Ratcliffe, Michael R ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Longvi Demographics   (United States)

^c U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

China; India; Land Scan; Local population density; Population distribution

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION PRESSURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GUANGDONG; INDIA; KERALA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 34748831612     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-007-0055-4     Document Type: Article

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