The potential of sustainable development in Costa Rica

Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Becker, Joanna ^a,b  

^a Cambridge University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0032429706     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1719(199812)6:3<123::AID-SD96>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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