Comparative analysis of influence factors on arable land use intensity at farm household level: A case study comparing Suyu District of Suqian City and Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-567

  Lu, Xiao ^a,b   Huang, Xianjin ^a,c   Zhong, Taiyang ^a,c   Zhao, Xiaofeng ^a   Chen, Yingxue ^a   Guo, Shuiqiong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Land Development and Consolidation Technology Engineering Center of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Arable land use intensity (ALUI); Comparative analysis; Farm household; Labor intensity; Labor saving input; Yield increasing input

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE LAND; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY FARM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 84871502063     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-012-0563-8     Document Type: Article

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