From Forest Landscape to Agricultural Landscape in the Developing Tropical Country of Malaysia: Pattern, Process, and Their Significance on Policy
Date
2008
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Springer
Abstract
This paper examines: (i) the links between development policies and changes in land use/land cover and landscape pattern and (ii) the significance and implications of these links for future development policies. The objective is to generate insights on the changing process of land use/land cover and landscape pattern as a functional response to development policies and their consequences for environmental conditions.
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Agricultural expansion, Development policy, Forest transition, Malaysia, Oil palm, Sustainable landscape
Citation
Abdullah, S. A., & Hezri, A. A. (2008). From forest landscape to agricultural landscape in the developing tropical country of Malaysia: pattern, process, and their significance on policy. Environmental management, 42, 907-917.