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Other authors / contributors: | Yang, Xiaojun, editor.
Jiang, Shijun, editor.
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ISBN: | 9783030034849 3030034844 9783030034832 3030034836 9783030034856 3030034852
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Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 18, 2018).
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Summary: | This book includes a selection of the best papers presented at the Jinan Forum on Geography and Ecological Sustainability held in Guangzhou, China, from 17 to 19 February 2017, as well as several invited papers. It discusses concepts, methods, and applications in geography and ecology with an emphasis on various issues challenging ecological sustainability in China. Chapters are written by leading scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines including geography, ecology, environmental science and policy, and economics. Case studies are predominantly drawn from Southern China, where nearly four decades of dramatic urbanization has caused economic and ecological strains on land and people. This book will appeal to a wide readership including researchers, upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in the fields of sustainability science, geography, ecology, and environmental science and policy.
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Other form: | Print version: Challenges towards ecological sustainability in China. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019] 3030034836 9783030034832
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Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-030-03484-9
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