Carbon consequences of land cover change and expansion of urban lands: A case study in the Seattle metropolitan region

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-93

  Hutyra, Lucy R ^a   Yoon, Byungman ^b   Hepinstall Cymerman, Jeffrey ^c   Alberti, Marina ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Emissions; Land cover; Seattle; Urbanization; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; EXPANSION; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

ABOVE-GROUND CARBONS; CARBON CYCLES; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS; LAND COVER; SEATTLE; URBANIZATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOSSIL FUEL; LAND COVER; LAND USE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 80052668988     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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