Social multicriteria evaluation of farming practices in the presence of soil degradation. A case study in Southern Tuscany, Italy

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1107-1133

  Siciliano, Giuseppina ^a  

^a School for Advanced Studies in Venice (SSAV)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural sustainability; Monoculture; Multidisciplinary research; Organic cultivation practices; Social multicriteria evaluation; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051558049     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-008-9169-9     Document Type: Article

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