Land Use Change and Sustainability最新文献

Urban Built-Up Property Formation Process in the Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚城郊地区城市建成房形成过程

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86708

A. G. Adam

引用次数: 2

Applying Systems Analysis to Evaluate Options for Sustainable Use of Peatlands in Central Kalimantan in Indonesia 应用系统分析评估印尼加里曼丹中部泥炭地可持续利用方案

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85677

A. Bassi, J. Kieft, E. Boer, Teuku Mahfuzh Aufar Kari, Evi Wulanddri, L. Forslund

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引用次数: 3

Effects of Rural Land Tenure System on Mangroves Management in Corentyne, Guyana 农村土地权属制度对圭亚那科伦泰红树林管理的影响

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89610

Linda Johnson-Bhola

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引用次数: 3

Land Cover/Land Use Mapping Using Soft Computing Techniques with Optimized Features 利用优化特征的软计算技术进行土地覆盖/土地利用制图

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86218

S. Rajesh, T. Nisia

引用次数: 0

The Effects of Green Energy Production on Farmland: A Case Study in Yunlin County, Taiwan 绿色能源生产对农田的影响——以台湾省云林县为例

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.85906

Yu-hsin Tsai, Tzu-Chin Lin, Shih-Yuan Lin, S. V. Gasselt, Chiahsin Chen, Chia-Hsin Hsu, Kuanfei Lin, Chia-Hsin Liu, Meng-Chin Tsai, Z.S. Xie

引用次数: 3

Soil and Land-Use Change Sustainability in the Northern Great Plains of the USA 美国北部大平原土壤和土地利用变化的可持续性

Land Use Change and Sustainability Pub Date : 2019-03-05 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.84781

D. Joshi, D. Clay, A. Smart, S. Clay, Tulsi P. Kharel, U. Mishra

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引用次数: 3