Global agrofuel crops as contested sustainability part II: Eco-efficient techno-fixes?

Capitalism, Nature, Socialism

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 27-51

  Levidow, Les ^a   Paul, Helena ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; BIOFUEL; CROP; GLOBALIZATION; INNOVATION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 79956215361     PISSN: 10455752     EISSN: 15483290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10455752.2011.569357     Document Type: Article

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