Ecological security pattern analysis based on invest and least-cost path model: A case study of Dongguan water village

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Lin, Qian ^a   Mao, Jiaying ^b   Wu, Jiansheng ^b   Li, Weifeng ^c   Yang, Jian ^b  

^a Ningbo Urban and Rural Research Centre   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corridors; Critical patches; Dongguan water village; Ecological security; InVEST models; LCP model; Network

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECOTOURISM; GREENSPACE; HABITAT QUALITY; LOCAL PLANNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY REFORM; RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; DONGGUAN; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84960331224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8020172     Document Type: Article

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