Architecture of the global land acquisition system: applying the tools of network science to identify key vulnerabilities

Global land acquisitions, often dubbed ‘land grabbing’ are increasingly becoming drivers of land change. We use the tools of network science to describe the connectivity of the global acquisition system. We find that 126 countries participate in this form of global land trade. Importers are concentr...

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Main Authors: J W Seaquist, Emma Li Johansson, Kimberly A Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114006