Architecture of the global land acquisition system: Applying the tools of network science to identify key vulnerabilities

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Seaquist, J W ^a   Johansson, Emma Li ^a   Nicholas, Kimberly A ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

complex network; globalization; land grabbing; land systems science; telecoupling; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NETWORK SECURITY;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GLOBAL ACQUISITION; GLOBALIZATION; LAND SYSTEMS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; TELECOUPLING; VULNERABILITY;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNERSHIP; REGIONALIZATION;

EID: 84928725092     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114006     Document Type: Article

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