The soft side of land: socio-economic sustainability of land use systems

ITC Journal

Volumn 1997, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 248-262

  Röling, Niels ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031403595     PISSN: 03032434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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