Characteristics and mechanism of agricultural transformation in typical rural areas of Eastern China: A case study of Yucheng City, Shandong Province

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 545-553

  Chen, Yangfen ^a,b   Liu, Yansui ^a,b   Xu, Keshuai ^a,b  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural transformation; Arable land management; China; Off farm employment; Yucheng City

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051836380     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-010-0430-4     Document Type: Article

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