Loss or gain: A spatial regression analysis of switching land conversions between agriculture and natural land

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 221, Issue , 2016, Pages 222-234

  Wang, Haoluan ^a   Qiu, Feng ^a   Ruan, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural land abandonment; Agricultural land expansion; Land use conversion; Neighborhood effect; Spatial regression model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LAND USE PLANNING; NATIONAL PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY STRATEGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA; EDMONTON;

EID: 84957058428     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.01.041     Document Type: Article

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