Land-use configuration under traditional agriculture in the Kanto Plain, Japan: a historical GIS analysis

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-91

  Sprague, David S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

infield outfield; Japan; multiple buffer analysis; rural land use; traditional agriculture

Indexed keywords

GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; PADDY FIELD; RURAL LANDSCAPE; RURAL PLANNING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; VILLAGE;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KANTO PLAIN; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 84873141553     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2012.665923     Document Type: Article

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