The results of a new approach to the speciยฎcation of the relationship between deforestation and population are presented. They suggest that approximately half of the deforestation that has occurred over the long sweep of human history can be explained statistically in terms of population growth. It
Land use/cover change and its drivers: a case in the watershed of Lake Kasumigaura, Japan
โ Scribed by Takehiko Fukushima; Masae Takahashi; Bunkei Matsushita; Yoshinori Okanishi
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1860-1871
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