Toward a Sustainable Utilization of Land Resources in China: Problems, Policies, and Practices

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 825-835

  Hong, Wuyang ^a   Li, Feixue ^a   Li, Manchun ^a   Zhang, Fangfang ^a   Tong, Lihua ^a   Huang, Qiuhao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Land use policy; Spatial reconstruction; Sustainable land use; Urban rural development

Indexed keywords

CIVILIZATION; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; RECONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL;

CHINA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 84908255049     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0464-9     Document Type: Article

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