Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
agricultural land use, China, Suzhou, food production, growing population
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Geography
Abstract
China’s recent economic boom has brought many changes to its urban and rural landscape. Urban communities are growing larger and are often encroaching upon important agricultural land. The city of Suzhou provides a prime case study of the effects that development can have on once fertile agricultural land in China. Suzhou is located in the fertile Yangtze River delta in the Jiangsu Province bordering Shanghai on the east. The city of Suzhou is over 2,500 years old and is famous for its beautiful scenery, classical gardens, and rich cultural heritage. This fertile delta provided good farming soil for thousands of years, but farmland is now rapidly disappearing because of economic development and a growing population.
Recommended Citation
Long, Emily J. and Jackson, Dr. Richard H.
(2013)
"Changing Agricultural Land Use in Suzhou, China,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 257.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/257