| Author: |
Aliyu Salisu Barau |
| Source: |
Ecological Processes
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| Publication date: |
2015 |
| Subject terms: |
Desakota ;Sustainability ;Landscape Special economic zones ;Urban transformation |
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Abstract:
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Special economic zones (SEZs) emerge as new forces driving Asian economic transformation and triggering rapid landscape fragmentation. It is imperative to map out the present and future spatial patterns of SEZs in order to understand how they undermine sustainability. Drawing from the experience of Iskandar Malaysia, one of the most successful SEZs in Southeast Asia, this study measures how biophysical and cultural landscapes are being affected by the most recent accelerated land development in the area |
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