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Though conflicts continue to arise over land use and land cover
changes, the conversion of forest land to cropland or other land
uses such as housing and urban development have been on the rise in
recent years. Decisions regarding land use and land cover influence
climate change as well as various natural processes. While proper
changes can minimize the effects and speed of climatic changes, the
continued adverse changes may be accelerating the deterioration of
the world's condition. Examining International Land Use Policies,
Changes, and Conflicts presents the latest research on the present
status of land use and land cover changes throughout the world in
order to determine appropriate land use policies that can protect
earth's present and future condition. The findings of the studies
investigate the conflicts behind the land tenure and land uses in
different countries of the world and examines existing policies and
the reasons behind changes in them. Ultimately, the book provides
readers with knowledge on how land can be managed in a sustained
manner, how landscape models are helpful for predicting and
determining future land uses, how land can be managed with the best
architectural measures, and how urban forestry is helpful for
better environmental management and adapting or mitigating climate
change effects. Land users, agriculturalists, urban planners,
policymakers, government officials, researchers, academicians, and
students looking to improve their understanding of this topic for
better use of land in the future will find this book to be an asset
to their current research.
Though conflicts continue to arise over land use and land cover
changes, the conversion of forest land to cropland or other land
uses such as housing and urban development have been on the rise in
recent years. Decisions regarding land use and land cover influence
climate change as well as various natural processes. While proper
changes can minimize the effects and speed of climatic changes, the
continued adverse changes may be accelerating the deterioration of
the world's condition. Examining International Land Use Policies,
Changes, and Conflicts presents the latest research on the present
status of land use and land cover changes throughout the world in
order to determine appropriate land use policies that can protect
earth's present and future condition. The findings of the studies
investigate the conflicts behind the land tenure and land uses in
different countries of the world and examines existing policies and
the reasons behind changes in them. Ultimately, the book provides
readers with knowledge on how land can be managed in a sustained
manner, how landscape models are helpful for predicting and
determining future land uses, how land can be managed with the best
architectural measures, and how urban forestry is helpful for
better environmental management and adapting or mitigating climate
change effects. Land users, agriculturalists, urban planners,
policymakers, government officials, researchers, academicians, and
students looking to improve their understanding of this topic for
better use of land in the future will find this book to be an asset
to their current research.
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