Grand theory and context-specificity in the study of forest dynamics: Forest transition theory and other directions

Professional Geographer

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-114

  Perz, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forests; Land cover; Land use

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MODELING; PLANNING THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33846517674     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9272.2007.00594.x     Document Type: Review

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