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Agricultural Permanence In Large Asian Cities: A Case Study Of Nanjing, China, Gregory Veeck, Charles Emerson, Erik S. Breidinger
Agricultural Permanence In Large Asian Cities: A Case Study Of Nanjing, China, Gregory Veeck, Charles Emerson, Erik S. Breidinger
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Nanjing, the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, has grown rapidly during the post-reform era and the pace of change placed tremendous pressure on the city's arable land resources. This case study of land use/land cover change (LUC) in Nanjing's Jiangning district assesses changes in agricultural land, production, and labor within the ten 2016-era jiedao (sub-district political units) of Jiangning from 2000 to 2015. This case study provides an opportunity to assess an important component of the Ginsburg-McGee desakota hypothesis that predicts that Asian extended metropolis regions, unlike similar large cities in Western nations, will consistently maintain agricultural land and labor …
Environmental Change And The Emergence Of New Livestock Production Systems In Central Gansu Province, China, Gregory Veeck
Environmental Change And The Emergence Of New Livestock Production Systems In Central Gansu Province, China, Gregory Veeck
Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA)
Post-2000 efforts to protect China’s grassland areas are distinct from earlier efforts in that funding for the most recent round of policies and programs is commensurate with the task. Among the most controversial of the current policies is the provision of an annual subsidy ranging from 2 yuan to 20 yuan/mu (1/15 hectare) to herders to not graze livestock contracted by their families for periods from 3-10 years. Many other recent policies, such as fencing programs and hunting and burning bans to protect keystone species are also controversial. Ideally, the policies are intended to protect grassland ecological systems while assuring …
Mapping The Lake Michigan Tri-Modal Corridor, David Lemberg
Mapping The Lake Michigan Tri-Modal Corridor, David Lemberg
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