On the System. Boundary Choices, Implications, and Solutions in Telecoupling Land Use Change Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
3. Methods
4. Setting the Scene: The Case of Banana Expansion in Luang Namtha Province
4.1. Land Use and Agricultural Change in the Lao Borderlands
4.2. Ban Sirimoon
5. Results: A Telecoupled Banana Land System
5.1. The Land Use Change
5.2. Actors and Access to Land in the Banana Production Network
5.3. Human and Environmental Effects of the Banana Plantations
5.4. Governance Structures and Attempted Regulation of the Banana Production
6. Discussion: Implications and Solutions for System Boundary Choices
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References and Notes
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Friis, C.; Nielsen, J.Ø. On the System. Boundary Choices, Implications, and Solutions in Telecoupling Land Use Change Research. Sustainability 2017, 9, 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9060974
Friis C, Nielsen JØ. On the System. Boundary Choices, Implications, and Solutions in Telecoupling Land Use Change Research. Sustainability. 2017; 9(6):974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9060974
Chicago/Turabian StyleFriis, Cecilie, and Jonas Østergaard Nielsen. 2017. "On the System. Boundary Choices, Implications, and Solutions in Telecoupling Land Use Change Research" Sustainability 9, no. 6: 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9060974