Aggregation of spatial units in linear programming models to explore land use options

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-162

  Hijmans, R J ^a,b   Van Ittersum, M K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Aggregation; IMGLP; Land use allocation; Land use options; Linear programming

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOAL MODEL; LAND USE PLANNING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SPATIAL AGGREGATION;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0030432508     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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