Quantification of land use systems using technical coefficient generators: A case study for the northern Atlantic zone of Costa Rica

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-121

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Land use systems; LUCTOR; PASTOR; Technical coefficient generators

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032844134     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00041-4     Document Type: Article

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