The role of policies in land use/cover change since the 1970s in ecologically fragile karst areas of Southwest China: A case study on the Maotiaohe watershed

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-418

  Peng, J ^a   Xu, Y Q ^b   Cai, Y L ^c   Xiao, H L ^d  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Karst areas; Land use cover change; Policies; The Maotiaohe watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERTIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LAND USE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; WATERSHED;

EID: 79955723991     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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