Changes of livelihood due to land use shifts: A case study of Yanchang County in the Loess Plateau of China

Land Use Policy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-35

  Zhen, Nahui ^a   Fu, Bojie ^a   Lü, Yihe ^a   Zheng, Zhenmin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Grain for Green Project; Income; Land use; Livelihood; Population changes

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84901476182     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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