Traditional-style farming and values for sustainable development in Malta

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-52

  Short, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Farm survey; Malta; Relocalization; Rural policy; Traditional farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IMPACT; POLICY CHANGE; RURAL POLICY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

MALTA;

EID: 0030708565     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.1997.tb01582.x     Document Type: Article

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