Multitasking in the rural world: Technological change and sustainability

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 111-129

  De Noronha Vaz, Teresa ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Flexible production; Low tech sectors; Rural development; Segmented markets; Sustainability; Technological change; Traditional food production; Urban rural dichotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649200568     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2009.026222     Document Type: Article

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