Quantitative analyses of natural resource management options at different scales

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 768-783

  van Keulen, Herman ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop growth simulation; Land use analysis; Multiple goal linear programming; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; LAND USE; MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 34249296713     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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