Evaluating forest policy implementation effectiveness with a cross-scale remote sensing analysis in a priority conservation area of Southwest China

Applied Geography

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 177-189

  Van Den Hoek, Jamon ^a   Ozdogan, Mutlu ^a   Burnicki, Amy ^b,c   Zhu, A Xing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cross scale; Deforestation; Forest policy; Natural forest protection program; Sloping land conversion program; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; FORESTRY POLICY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84893161463     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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