The cultural background of the sustainability of the traditional farming system in the Ghouta, the oasis of Damascus, Syria

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-240

  Alhamidi, Sameer K ^a   Gustafsson, Mats ^a   Larsson, Hans ^a   Hillbur, Per ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative agriculture; Culture; Ethics; Farm management; God's guidance; Sustainability; Tradition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347380106     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026123929170     Document Type: Article

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