Rural transport in eastern Amazonia: Limitations, options, and opportunities

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 429-440

  Guimaraes, A L ^a   Uhl, C ^a  

^a Inst Homem Meio Ambiente Amazonia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COLONISATION; AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; FARM PROFITABILITY; RURAL TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT COSTS; TRANSPORT ECONOMICS; TRANSPORT PLANNING;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031472126     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(97)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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