Balancing urban growth and ecological conservation: A challenge for planning and governance in China

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 532-543

  Güneralp, Burak ^a   Perlstein, Andrew S ^b   Seto, Karen C ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Economic development; Land use planning institutions and governance; Nature reserve; Urban planning; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INCENTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURE RESERVE; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; URBANIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84940580282     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0625-0     Document Type: Article

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