Regional Development and Land Use Change

Land use/cover change (LUCC), especially conversion and degradation of natural land, is the key factor causing terrestrial carbon stocks declines in the world. As we noticed the main driving force of LUCC is human activities and socio-economic development, many types of research have been conducted. This book contains reviews on regional land-use change and socio-economic relations, special issues like deforestation and urbanization, environmental impacts of land-use change, LUCC on energy flow, specific elements stocks related with LUCC, carbon storage and LUCC, et al. Combing studies from different angles, this book give its readers an up-to-date concept about what regional development and land-use change can do to our society and nature.