A systems approach for the estimation of the effects of land consolidation projects (LCPs): A model and its application

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-195

  Castro Coelho, J ^a   Aguiar Pinto, P ^a   Mira Da Silva, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LAND MANAGEMENT; MODELING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035037439     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(00)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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