The interface between land use systems research and policy: Multiple arrangements and leverages

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 434-442

  Sterk, B ^a   Carberry, P ^b   Leeuwis, C ^a   van Ittersum, M K ^a   Howden, M ^b   Meinke, H ^a   van Keulen, H ^a   Rossing, W A H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary arrangements; Land use; Model development; Model use; Policy oriented research; Production ecology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 56949097894     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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