Designing trans-disciplinary research to support policy formulation for sustainable agricultural development

Ecological Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-361

  Vandermeulen, V ^a   Van Huylenbroeck, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Sustainable development; System boundaries; Trans disciplinary

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50849101034     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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