Material flow accounting of rural communities: Principles and outcomes in South East Asia

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 194-224

  Hobbes, Marieke ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food security; Globalisation; Incorporation; Indicators; Land use; Laos; Local material flow accounting; Material intensity; MFA; Philippines; Productivity; rMFA; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE CHANGE; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 29144521246     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2005.007992     Document Type: Review

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