Land-use and land-cover change : local processes and global impacts
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Land-use and land-cover change : local processes and global impacts
（Global change : the IGBP series）
Springer, c2010
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- Other Title
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Land use and land cover change
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-204) and index
"With 44 figures"
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes. Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect central aspects of Earth System functioning. The book offers innovative developments and applications in the fields of modeling and scenario construction. Conclusions are also drawn about the most pressing implications for the design of appropriate intervention policies.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Local Processes with Global Impacts.- Global Land-Cover Change: Recent Progress, Remaining Challenges.- Causes and Trajectories of Land-Use/Cover Change.- Multiple Impacts of Land-Use/Cover Change.- Modeling Land-Use and Land-Cover Change.- Searching for the Future of Land: Scenarios from the Local to Global Scale.- Linking Land-Change Science and Policy: Current Lessons and Future Integration.- Conclusion.
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