Forest transitions: An introduction

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-97

  Rudel, Thomas K ^a   Schneider, Laura ^b   Uriarte, Maria ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest cover; Forest transition; Industrialization; Land use; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FOREST COVER; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND USE CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 70449632270     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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