Impact of tourism development on land-cover change in a matriarchal community in the Lugu Lake area

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-35

  Dong, Rencai ^a   Yu, Lijun ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Land cover change; Lugu lake; Mosuo people; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LUGU LAKE; SICHUAN;

EID: 42549096371     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500809469765     Document Type: Article

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