Analyzing Three-Decadal Patterns of Land Use/Land Cover Change and Regional Ecosystem Services at the Landscape Level: Case Study of Two Coastal Metropolitan Regions, Eastern China

Rapid urbanization, land scarcity, and accompanying ecological deterioration in China have received growing attention. In this paper, two fast-growing metropolitan regions, Greater Shanghai and Greater Hangzhou, were selected as case studies to quantify the impact of land use/land cover (LULC) chang...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Bin Cai, Hui-Min Li, Xin-Yue Ye, Hao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/8/773

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