Managing forests, livestock, and crops under global warming: A micro-econometric analysis of land use changes in Africa

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-258

  Seo, S Niggol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Forestry; Land use; Livestock

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP; ECONOMETRICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952682439     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2010.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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