Land management policy and practice in a steepland agricultural area: A Malaysian example

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-61

  Lim, J N W ^a   Douglas, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borneo; Land management; Land use; Malaysia; Rural farmers; Sabah; Steepland agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0034036010     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(200001/02)11:1<51::AID-LDR367>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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