Comparing vulnerability of coastal communities to land use change: Analytical framework and a case study in China

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-143

  Huang, Yunfeng ^a   Li, Fangyi ^b,c   Bai, Xuemei ^d   Cui, Shenghui ^e,f  

^a JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

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

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f XIAMEN KEY LAB OF URBAN METABOLISM   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coast; Community; Land use change; Urbanization; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84865519237     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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