Quantification of aggregation bias in regional agricultural land use models: Application to Guacimo county, Costa Rica

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-439

  Jansen, Hans G P ^a   Stoorvogel, Jetse J ^b  

^a Apdo 224 7210   (Costa Rica)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE; MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0031741503     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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