Modeling spatiotemporal pattern of agriculture‐feasible land in China |
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| Authors: | Weihe Wendy Guan Kang Wu Fei Carnes |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA;2. School of Urban Economics and Public Administration, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | This study applies a spatial fuzzy multi‐criteria evaluation model to determine agricultural feasibility in China based on physical variables (accumulated temperature, sunshine, precipitation, hydrology, elevation and soil properties). The resulting agricultural feasibility index layer is combined with nightlight images (1992‐2013) to determine the spatiotemporal variation of urban encroachment on feasible agriculture land. It reveals the severity of agricultural land losses to urbanization. |
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| Keywords: | data modeling geographic information systems land cover raster‐based spatio‐temporal |
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