Rapid Urbanization and Implications for Flood Risk Management in Hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, China: The Foshan Study

The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkage between rapid urbanization and flood risk in the hinterlands of the Pearl River Delta, P.R. China. Foshan, a typical hinterland city in the Pearl River Delta region, was selected as a case study. Land use and cover change in Foshan during 1988-2003...

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Main Authors: Xiang-rong Wang, Wei-chun Ma, Hao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-03-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/4/2223/