The sustainability principle in global agendas: Implications for understanding land-use/cover change

Geographical Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-140

  Turner II, B L ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassandra; Cornucopian; Global change; IPAT; Land use cover change; Social relations.; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031545407     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3060176     Document Type: Article

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