Does large-sized cities' urbanisation predominantly degrade environmental resources in China? Relationships between urbanisation and resources in the Changjiang Delta Region

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-329

  Kim, Saehoon ^a   Rowe, Peter G ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Changjiang Delta Region; China; environmental resources; land cover change; urban patterns; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DELTA; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND COVER; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION SIZE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 84864844209     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.647108     Document Type: Article

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