Marginal lands: The role of remote sensing in constructing landscapes for agrofuel development

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 403-422

  Nalepa, Rachel A ^a   Bauer, Dana Marie ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biofuels; land grab; marginal land; remote sensing; scale

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; LANDSCAPE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860170928     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.665890     Document Type: Article

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