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