AMBIO · 2008 · 32 citations · 20 references
Social SciencesGeographyPhysical GeographyLand Use ManagementLand UseLand Use Change DetectionLand Use Effects On WatershedsLand-use ChangeAnthropogenic Land-use ChangeBasin-scale Land Use PatternsHistorical Land-use PatternsLand Use Change AnalysisLand-use Change Impacts
Land-use change processes are commonly understood as simplified cause-effect relationships, which, in turn, support many environment-development policies. This paper uses wide-ranging evidence from a number of global case studies to challenge some of the prevailing "myths" around land-use change in the Mekong Basin and supports the conclusion that the simple explanations found in population growth, poverty, and infrastructure studies rarely provide an adequate understanding of land-use change.
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