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1. Title

   Analysis of land use and land cover changes, and their ecological implications in Wuhan, China

   Description

   This article examines changes in land use in Wuhan, China, over the period 1987-2005. The study used remote sensing techniques to determine land use data and spatial analysis software to quantify ecological metrics at both landscape and class levels. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 3, No. 1; September 2011.

   Author

   Victor Tamba Simbay Kabba; Jiangfeng Li

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/8994

2. Title

   Comparative study of quantitative and cartographic techniques of banana crop concentration in Raver Tehsil of Jalgaon District (M.S., India)

   Description

   This article examines banana crop concentration in the Jalgaon district of India using quantitative and cartographic methods and compares the two techniques. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 4, No. 2; 2012.

   Author

   Misrilal B Chavan; Shri Kailas S Nile

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/17351

3. Title

   Conservation tillage promises more profitable and sustainable farms …and lower greenhouse gas emissions

   Description

   This article discusses the use, challenges and benefits of conservation tillage and zero tillage with reference to increasing productivity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Use of these technologies in India is mentioned briefly. The article was published in Development Outreach, a journal managed by the World Bank Institute, in October 2008.

   Author

   Irina Klytchnikova

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4563

4. Title

   Impact of industrial shut down and land use change in Chaliyar Basin

   Description

   This article examines the impact of industrial shutdown on change in land use using as a case study the rayon industry in Mavoor, India. Land use change was examined both locally and regionally. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 3, No. 1; September 2011.

   Author

   Asima Nusrath; A M Shabeer

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/12000

5. Title

   Microfinance and poverty: evidence using panel data from Bangladesh

   Description

   This article examines the effects of microfinance on poverty reduction using data from Bangladesh. The results suggest that access to microfinance contributes to poverty reduction, especially for female participants, and to overall poverty reduction at the village level. This article was published by WorldBank in 2005.

   Author

   Shahidur R. Khandker

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16478

6. Title

   Pilot study on the development of the experienced rural tourism in Shijiazhuang of China

   Description

   This article examines rural tourism in the region of Shijiazhuang, China, and provides guidance on further developing rural tourism in this area. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 1, No. 1; May 2009.

   Author

   Zhiguo Zhang; Tingting Yang

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/1820

7. Title

   Remote sensing image based analysis on present land utilization of Chongqing Area

   Description

   Land utilisation and plant coverage were examined across the area of Chongqing, China, using remote sensing images taken by China-Brazil earth resource satellite during July 2006. This article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 1, No. 1; May 2009.

   Author

   Chanjuan Li

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/1816

8. Title

   Review of land ecological security evaluation in China

   Description

   This article examines the state of land ecological security evaluation in China, focusing on evaluation scale, evaluation index and evaluation methods. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 2, No. 1; September 2010.

   Author

   Li Li; Wei-zhong Zeng

   Publisher

   Canadian Center of Science and Education

   http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/5781

9. Title

   Small-scale rural aquaculture in Assam, India - a case study

   Description

   This article discusses a project carried out in Assam, India, with a group of resource poor tribal farmers that revealed that a production of about 1800 kg/ha/yr could be achieved from small seasonal homestead ponds through integrated use of locally available biological resources. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.

   Author

   S. K. Das

   Publisher

   The WorldFish Center

   http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2349.pdf

10. Title

    Typical agricultural areas of China: Dezhou City's land use structure changes based on past decade data

    Description

    This article examines changes in land use in Dezhou City, China, over the period 1996 to 2006. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 2, No. 1; September 2010.

    Author

    Yuanzhi Wang

    Publisher

    Canadian Center of Science and Education

    http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/4751