Exploring long-term land improvements under land tenure insecurity

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 63-75

  Myyrä, Sami ^a   Pietola, Kyösti ^a   Yli Halla, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Land improvements; Land tenure

Indexed keywords

LAND TYPE; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL QUALITY; STOCHASTICITY; TENURE RELATIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33751183323     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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