Economic appraisal of profitability and sustainability of peri-urban agriculture in Bangkok

Ecological Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 516-529

  Vagneron, Isabelle ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Asia; Environmental economics; Peri urban agriculture; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FARMING SYSTEM; PERIURBAN AREA; PERIURBANIZATION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33847352839     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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