Emerging amenity landscapes: Invasive weeds and land subdivision in rural Australia

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 380-392

  Klepeis, Peter ^a   Gill, Nicholas ^b   Chisholm, Laurie ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amenity migration; Exurbanization; Hobby farming; Invasive species; Land degradation; Land use change; Rural land use; Serrated tussock

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; RURAL PLANNING; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

NASSELLA TRICHOTOMA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56949087095     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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