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this chapter includes a discussion about the data collection and methodology that will be applied to each research objective. Section 4.1 provides a detailed research design that targets each research objective and helps answer the proposed research questions. Section 4.2 introduces the case study area and is followed by the data collection process described in Sect. 4.3, which includes the questionnaire design and the fieldwork conducted in the case study area. Lastly, Sect. 4.4 presents the methodologies adopted for achieving each research objective of this book.

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Cheng, L. (2021). Methodological Issues. In: Contemporary China’s Land Use Policy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8331-5_4

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