Land use change and the multifunctional role of agriculture: A spatial prediction model in an Italian rural area

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 145-161

  Bernetti, Iacopo ^a,b   Franciosi, Chiara ^a,b   Lombardi, Ginevra Virginia ^a,b  

^a University of Florence ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corine land cover change; Dempster Shafer theory; Multi functionality; Rural abandonment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CENSUS; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MULTICULTURALISM; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645727869     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2006.009161     Document Type: Article

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