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Measuring the effect of climate change on wars in history 衡量历史上气候变化对战争的影响

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1504807

H. Lee

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引用次数: 7

On the spatiality of geographic knowledge 论地理知识的空间性

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-06-06 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1463854

Mahmood Shoorcheh

引用次数: 12

Endogenous exacerbation of an exogenous problem: climate change, environmental degradation, and unsustainable development practices in the Philippines 外生问题的内生加剧:菲律宾的气候变化、环境退化和不可持续发展实践

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-06-05 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1483831

W. Holden

引用次数: 8

Tree-ring-density inferred August–September temperature variability on the eastern Tibetan Plateau for the past two centuries 过去两个世纪青藏高原东部8月至9月气温变化的树木年轮密度推断

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1426023

Mingyong Li, Jianping Duan, Du-juan Zhang, Lilyl . Wang, Jun Wang, Xu-Chun Li, Jie Zhou

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引用次数: 4

China’s rapid urban ascent: an examination into the components of urban growth 中国城市的快速崛起:对城市增长组成部分的考察

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1476256

K. Farrell, Hans Westlund

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引用次数: 32

Leadership, trust, proximity to government, and community-based enterprise development in rural Thailand 泰国农村地区的领导力、信任、与政府的接近度和社区企业发展

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2017.1422767

Thanapan Laiprakobsup

引用次数: 6

Spatial patterns and social/cultural implications of Japanese fast food chains in China 日本快餐连锁店在中国的空间格局和社会文化影响

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2017.1405826

Xiang Zhang

引用次数: 3

Living environment and quality of life in Hong Kong 香港的居住环境和生活质量

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2017.1406863

Sai-Leung Ng, Yin Zhang, K. H. Ng, Hung Wong, Joanna Lee

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引用次数: 43

Change in the role of cities in China’s air transport 2005–2015 2005-2015年中国航空运输中城市角色的变化

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2018.1431554

K. O'Connor, K. Fuellhart, Shengrun Zhang

引用次数: 9

Reconstruction of soil erosion rates from exposed roots in southeast China 利用暴露根系重建东南地区土壤侵蚀速率

Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2017-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/10225706.2017.1351380

Yu Zhang, Keyan Fang, Feifei Zhou, Zhipeng Dong, Yingjun Li, Peng Zhang

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引用次数: 2