Assessing the sustainability of agriculture at the planning stage

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-37

  Smith, C S ^a   McDonald, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Land evaluation; Land use planning; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND EVALUATION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND USE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031914428     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0162     Document Type: Article

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