Effects of Urbanization-Induced Cultivated Land Loss on Ecosystem Services in the North China Plain

Since the implementation of market oriented economic reform in 1978, China has been on the track of rapid urbanization. The unprecedented urbanization in China has resulted in substantial cultivated land loss and rapid expansion of urban areas. The cultivated land loss due to urbanization not only t...

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Main Authors: Wei Song, Xiangzheng Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/6/5678