Working to make interdisciplinarity work: Investing in communication and interpersonal relationships

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-197

  Marzano, Mariella ^a   Carss, David N ^b   Bell, Sandra ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Interdisciplinarity; Policy; Project management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAND USE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745212303     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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