This paper analyzes problems of excessive emphasis on expansion of urban land, improper village and town construction, and low land utilization efficiency in urban-rural integration construction. In line with characteristics and principle of intensive land use of urban-rural integration, it puts...

Extensive use of industrial land has been typical for many cities in China since the end of the previous century. One of the most important reasons is the local governments' strategy choice in land use. In this research, a governance structure from the view of the tax-sharing system and the...

Extensive use of industrial land has been typical for many cities in China since the end of the previous century. One of the most important reasons is the local governments’ strategy choice in land use. In this research, a governance structure from the view of the tax-sharing system and the...

Based on apprehending the conception of intensive use of woodland, 12 indices are selected from the aspects of economy, society, ecology and so on according to the principles of scientific systematization, collectible index and system inner linkage. A scientific evaluation index system for...

Taking Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province, China as an example, evaluation index system of urban land intensive use is established from four aspects of land economic benefit, land utilization degree, investment intensity, and sustainable utilization. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to...

As transformações ocorridas após a privatização do setor ferroviário, aliada a criação da agência reguladora (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestre - ANTT), fizeram com que a estrutura de governança desse setor fosse alterada. A nova forma de coordenação em que as ferrovias...

The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the influence of two distinct programs over the coffee consumption in Brazil. Thefirst one is the implementation of “Plano Real” and it’s consequences in terms of monetary stabilization and income growing. Thesecond refers to a program that...

This article utilizes the Survey of Small Business Finances to compare and contrast trade credit practices of rural small business firms. The results show that these firms borrow money and then re-lend it to others in the form of trade credit. There is a strong direct relationship between...