New Cropland on Former Rangeland and Lost Cropland from Urban Development: The “Replacement Land” Debate

In this study, a land use/land cover change analysis method was developed to examine patterns of land use/land cover conversions of cropland to urban uses and conversions of rangeland to cropland uses in the United States (US) Midwest region. We used the US 2001 and 2006 National Land Cover Dataset...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lisa A. Emili, Richard P. Greene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/3/3/658