Farmland protection policies and rapid urbanization in China: A case study for Changzhou City

Land Use Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 552-566

  Liang, Cheng ^a   Penghui, Jiang ^a   Wei, Chen ^b   Manchun, Li ^a   Liyan, Wang ^a   Yuan, Gong ^a   Yuzhe, Pian ^a   Nan, Xia ^a   Yuewei, Duan ^a   Qiuhao, Huang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Collaborative Innovation Center for the South Sea Studies Nanjing University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

China; Driving forces; Farmland fragmentation; Farmland loss; RDA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICY STRATEGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CHANGZHOU; CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 84939456433     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.06.014     Document Type: Article

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