How conflict affects land use: Agricultural activity in areas seized by the Islamic State

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Eklund, Lina ^a   Degerald, Michael ^b   Brandt, Martin ^c   Prishchepov, Alexander V ^c,d   Pilesjö, Petter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

agriculture; conflict; cropland; Islamic State; land systems; land use change

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE;

CONFLICT; CROPLAND; ISLAMIC STATE; LAND SYSTEMS; LAND-USE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURE;

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE;

IRAQ; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 85019556887     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa673a     Document Type: Article

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