Global Consequences of Land Use

A. Foley, Jonathan; DeFries, Ruth; P. Asner, Gregory; Barford, Carol; B. Bonan, Gordon; R. Carpenter, Stephen; Stuart Chapin, F.; T. Coe, Michael; C. Daily, Gretchen; Gibbs, Holly; H. Helkowski, Joseph; Holloway, Tracey; A. Howard, E.; J. Kucharik, Christopher; Monfreda, Chad; A. Patz, Jonathan; Colin Prentice, I.; Ramankutty, Navin; K. Snyder, P.

doi:10.1126/science.1111772

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Global Consequences of Land Use

Published in Science • Jul 22, 2005

Authors:

Jonathan A. Foley

Ruth DeFries

Gregory P. Asner

Abstract

Land use has generally been considered a local environmental issue, but it is becoming a force of global importance. Worldwide changes to forests, farmlands, waterways, and air are being driven by the need to provide food, fiber, water, and shelter to more than six billion people. Global croplands, ...

Subject

Biodiversity

Natural resource economics

Business

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