Land resources potential and sustainable land management: An overview

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-81

  Parviz Koohafkan, A ^a  

^a L   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agenda 21; Desertification; Land degradation; Land resources; Local area development; Participatory land use planning

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 0342656961     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2000.tb00933.x     Document Type: Article

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