Transformation of agricultural landscapes under rapid urbanization: A threat to sustainability in Hang-Jia-Hu region, China

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 439-449

  Su, Shiliang ^a   Jiang, Zhenlan ^b   Zhang, Qi ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; China; Spatial analysis; Sustainable development; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND USE CHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 78649459866     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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