SOUTH FLORIDA: THE REALITY OF CHANGE AND THE PROSPECTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: The role of global-to-local linkages in land use/land cover change in South Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA: THE REALITY OF CHANGE AND THE PROSPECTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: The role of global-to-local linkages in land use/land cover change in South Florida
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南佛罗里达州:变化的现实和可持续发展的前景:全球与地方的联系在南佛罗里达州土地利用/土地覆盖变化中的作用
DOI:
10.1016/s0921-8009(01)00177-x
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
7
通讯作者:
W. Solecki
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作者:
W. Solecki
This paper examines the land use/land cover change in South Florida from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Its theoretical approach is derived from geographical literatures on globalization, spatial scale and ecological transition. Two research questions frame the discussion. (1) Is there evidence of top-down or bottom-up global-to-local interactions in the region? and (2) Is there evidence of an ecological transition present in the region? Evidence of the land use/land cover impacts of these global-to-local linkage shifts is developed for the region by examining the socio-economic conditions and land use/land cover changes. These interactions are studied through a review of primary and secondary reference sources. The results of the analysis indicate that local conditions and actors remain important in determining local land use/land cover change in South Florida despite a long history of non-local interventions/processes in the region. In recent years, globalization and other non-local influences may have activated local coalitions around land-use change issues.