<p>Researchers have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic assessment of risk for urban planners, natural resource managers and other local government stakeholders.</p>
Expansion of rubber plantations in north-eastern Cambodia: Green tones are forest areas, beige to brown tones are annual crops, and orange to dark red tones are rubber plantationsOver the past half century, countries of South and Southeast Asia have witnessed a major shift from predominantly subsistence agriculture to industrialized economies.