Multicriteria analysis applied to the sustainable agriculture problem

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-77

  Miranda, José Iguelmar ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Farming systems; Gua ra; Indicators of sustainability; Mu1ticriteria analysis; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FARMING SYSTEM; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0035011879     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500109470064     Document Type: Article

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