Quantifying economic and biophysical sustainability trade-offs in land use exploration at the regional level: A case study for the Northern Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-109

  Bouman, B A M ^a   Schipper, R A ^a   Nieuwenhuyse, A ^a   Hengsdijk, H ^a   Jansen, H G P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GIS; Linear programming; Technical coefficient

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; METHODOLOGY; RURAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0032423067     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00121-5     Document Type: Article

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