Land Use Changes in Comparative Perspective

Part I: Data and Methods
Global Mapping for Land-Use/Cover Change Study: Hiroshi Une, et al.
Dynamic Land Use in the Czech Republic
Data Sources, Research Methods and Compatibility: Ivan Bicik
Part II: Urbanization
Spatial Pattern of Suburbanization and Land-Use Change Process
Case Study in Jakarta Suburb: Ernan Rustiadi and Dyah Retno Panuju
Urbanization and Challenges to Sustainable Rural Land Use in India-Comparative Case Study: R.B. Singh
Country Residential Development as Indicated by Building Counts
Case Study for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Hugh Millward
Land-Use Changes and Land-Use Policies in the Capital Region, South Korea: Manik Hwang
Part III: Sustainability of Rural Land Use
Expansion of the Town Center in the Rural Area of Changjiang Delta and its Mechanism:
A Case Study of Xishan City, Jiangsu Province, China: Zengmin Ji and Kiyoshi Torii
Sustainable Land Use in Portugal: Ana Firmino
Prospects of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Russia: Elena V. Milanova
The Role of Population Change in Land-Use and Land-Cover Change in Rural Latin America
Uncovering Local Processes Concealed by Macrolevel Data: David L. Carr
Characteristics of Land-Use Changes in the Beijing Metropolitan Area, China: Toshio Kikuchi
Part IV: Land Reclamation and Coastal Change
Measuring Spatial Association of Aquacultural Land Use in Taiwan: Bor-Wen Tsai, et al.
Land Reclamation in China from the Early 1950s to th e Late 1990s: Lu Qi, et al.
Land Reclamation Process in Northeast China since 1900: Zhang Bai
Urbanization around Tokyo Bay: Yasuo Masai
Land Reclamation from Tidal Flats in Korea: A Historical Perspective: Manik Hwang
Part V: Land-Use Change in Peripheral Areas
Land-Use Change and Regional Development in Hokkaido: Yukio Himiyama
Czech Frontier in the 20th Century
Major Political Shifts Reflected in Changing Land-Use Structure: Vit Stephnek
Comparison of Land Use Changes in and outside Biosphere Reserves in Czechia: Bicik, et al.