Continuity and discontinuity in land use changes: A case study in Northern Lao villages

Southeast Asian Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-286

  Saphangthong, Thatheva ^a   Yasuyuki, Kono ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air and satellite born images; Deforestation; Land use changes; Oudomxay province; Shifting cultivation; Social regime

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; VILLAGE;

LAOS; OUDOMXAI;

EID: 77952158629     PISSN: 05638682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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