Habitat and open space at risk of land-use conversion: Targeting strategies for land conservation

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-42

  Newburn, David A ^a   Berck, Peter ^a   Merenlender, Adina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Land use change; Reserve site selection

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS; LAND USE;

EID: 33644763040     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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