Mapping the dynamics of new forms of technological governance in agriculture: Methodological considerations

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1397-1410

  Higgins, Vaughan ^a   Kitto, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

VICTORIA;

EID: 4344618762     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a36196     Document Type: Article

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