Are agricultural land use patterns influenced by farmer imitation?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 113-127

  Schmit, Claude ^a   Rounsevell, M D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Agricultural land use; Equi finality; Farmer proximity; Imitation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GIS; LAND USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646402595     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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