Developing a methodology for identifying, mapping and potentially monitoring the distribution of general farming system types in Vietnam's northern mountain region

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 85, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 340-363

  Leisz, Stephen J ^a,b   Ha, Nguyen Thi Thu ^b   Yen, Nguyen Thi Bich ^b   Lam, Nguyen Thanh ^b   Vien, Tran Duc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Composite swidden; Farming system distribution; GIS modelling; Remote sensing; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; GIS; MAPPING; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 23944470390     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.06.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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