Global border watch: From land use change to joint action
National borderlands as the forefront of geo-cooperation, are experiencing rapid and widespread land use and land cover changes, such as rubber boom in Southeast Asia. The booming agro-industries in the borderlands have improved the livelihoods of indigenous people and cross-border dwellers but may...
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| description | National borderlands as the forefront of geo-cooperation, are experiencing rapid and widespread land use and land cover changes, such as rubber boom in Southeast Asia. The booming agro-industries in the borderlands have improved the livelihoods of indigenous people and cross-border dwellers but may have ecological and environmental consequences and controversies, such as cross-border land grabbing. Although previous research has significantly enhanced our knowledge of land use/cover changes and geo-cooperative mechanisms, the relationship between border geography (via land use changes) and geopolitical economics, as well as their processes, mechanisms, and models for measuring cause–effect and impact–response relationships, has been seldom reported. We thus propose that a joint action, such as setting up a scheme or strategy of a supranational level (e.g., United Nations (UN)) Global Border Watch (GBW), to be initiated to focus on inter- and multi-disciplinary studies involving geography, land system science, remote sensing science, and international relations. In particular, studies should be enhanced to investigate the relationship between border geography and geopolitical economics, as well as the processes, mechanisms, and effects under the umbrella of the UN GBW. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed3f15e791c04f208a15badbdf3d19af2022-12-22T02:47:29ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation1569-84322021-12-01103102494Global border watch: From land use change to joint actionChiwei Xiao0Peng Li1Zhiming Feng2Fangyu Zheng3Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorresponding author at: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaNational borderlands as the forefront of geo-cooperation, are experiencing rapid and widespread land use and land cover changes, such as rubber boom in Southeast Asia. The booming agro-industries in the borderlands have improved the livelihoods of indigenous people and cross-border dwellers but may have ecological and environmental consequences and controversies, such as cross-border land grabbing. Although previous research has significantly enhanced our knowledge of land use/cover changes and geo-cooperative mechanisms, the relationship between border geography (via land use changes) and geopolitical economics, as well as their processes, mechanisms, and models for measuring cause–effect and impact–response relationships, has been seldom reported. We thus propose that a joint action, such as setting up a scheme or strategy of a supranational level (e.g., United Nations (UN)) Global Border Watch (GBW), to be initiated to focus on inter- and multi-disciplinary studies involving geography, land system science, remote sensing science, and international relations. In particular, studies should be enhanced to investigate the relationship between border geography and geopolitical economics, as well as the processes, mechanisms, and effects under the umbrella of the UN GBW.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243421002014Land use changeRubber boomJoint actionBorder geographyGlobal Border Watch |
| spellingShingle | Chiwei Xiao Peng Li Zhiming Feng Fangyu Zheng Global border watch: From land use change to joint action International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation Land use change Rubber boom Joint action Border geography Global Border Watch |
| title | Global border watch: From land use change to joint action |
| title_full | Global border watch: From land use change to joint action |
| title_fullStr | Global border watch: From land use change to joint action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global border watch: From land use change to joint action |
| title_short | Global border watch: From land use change to joint action |
| title_sort | global border watch from land use change to joint action |
| topic | Land use change Rubber boom Joint action Border geography Global Border Watch |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243421002014 |
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