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Scenario Simulation and the Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Beijing, China

Han, Huiran; Yang, Chengfeng; Song, Jinping - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4260-4279

-S model with a Markov model to deal with some shortcomings of existing LULC models. Using Beijing as a case study, we describe …-up land, but the conversion of cultivated land to built-up land in mountainous areas will be more prevalent by 2020; Beijing …

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Using Urban-Carrying Capacity as a Benchmark for Sustainable Urban Development: An Empirical Study of Beijing

Wei, Yigang; Huang, Cui; Lam, Patrick T. I.; Sha, Yong; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3244-3268

areas, which urgently need resource allocation to improve UCC. Focusing on a case study of Beijing, this study demonstrates …

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Tourists’ Perception of Haze Pollution and the Potential Impacts on Travel: Reshaping the Features of Tourism Seasonality in Beijing, China

Zhang, Aiping; Zhong, Linsheng; Xu, Yong; Wang, Hui; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 2397-2414

aimed to reveal the potential impacts of haze pollution on the tourism industry. Based on a case study in Beijing using …

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Place, Capital Flows and Property Regimes: The Elites’ Former Houses in Beijing’s South Luogu Lane

Cheng, Zhifen; Zhou, Shangyi; Young, Stephen - In: Sustainability 7 (2014) 1, pp. 398-421

property regimes in the production of place. Our research area is South Luogu Lane (SLL) in Central Beijing. We take elites …

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The Transition of Farmland Production Functions in Metropolitan Areas in China

Tan, Minghong - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 7, pp. 4028-4041

, using a case study of the Beijing metropolitan area. The results indicate that: (1) during the past three decades …

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A Site Selection Model for a Straw-Based Power Generation Plant with CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

Lv, Hao; Ding, Hao; Zhou, Dequn; Zhou, Peng - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 7466-7481

The decision on the location of a straw-based power generation plant has a great influence on the plant’s operation and performance. This study explores traditional theories for site selection. Using integer programming, the study optimizes the economic and carbon emission outcomes of...

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