Journal: Regional environmental change / Publication Year: 2019 / Source: 2019 v.19 no.4 / Subject: China and arable soils

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Author:: Wang, Jiayue; Xin, Liangjie; Wang, Yahui
Source:: Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 1023-1033
ISSN:: 1436-3798
Subject:: agricultural land; arable soils; environmental Kuznets curve; forest growth; forest restoration; forests; issues and policy; models; urbanization; China
Abstract:: ... This paper uses panel data to analyze whether a forest transition has occurred in China and to identify the driving forces behind forest growth in China. We used generalized method of moments (GMM) model to identify forest transition. Analyzing forest transition only at the national level neglects regional differences. The results show that there exists an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) relatio ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10113-018-1450-3
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1450-3