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Title: Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands
Author:Bren d’Amoura C, Reitsmac F, Baiocchid G, Barthele S, Güneralpg B, Erbh K, Haberlh H, Creutziga F, Setoi K C
Source:PNAS (doi 10.1073/pnas.1606036114)
Year:2016
Urbanization’s contribution to land use change emerges as an important sustainability concern. Here, we demonstrate that projected urban area expansion will take place on some of the world’s most productive croplands, in particular in megaurban regions in Asia and Africa. This dynamic adds pressure to potentially strained future food systems and threatens livelihoods in vulnerable regions.
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