Analysis of arable land loss and its impact on rural sustainability in Southern Jiangsu Province of China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 646-653

  Liu, Y S ^a   Wang, J Y ^a,b   Long, H L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arable land; Ecoenvironment; Rural sustainability; Southern Jiangsu Province; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; RURAL AREAS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

ARABLE LAND; COMPARATIVE ANALYZES; ECO-ENVIRONMENTS; INDUSTRIALISATION; LAND LOSS; RAPID URBANIZATIONS; RURAL SETTLEMENT; RURAL SUSTAINABILITY; SOUTHERN JIANGSU PROVINCES; URBANIZATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARABLE LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND COVER; PADDY FIELD; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEMATIC MAPPING; TREND ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GRAIN YIELD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCOME; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND USE; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 72149131179     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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