An analysis of factors affecting agricultural land use patterns and livelihood strategies of farm households in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-348

  Santiphop, Thirapong ^a   Shrestha, Rajendra P ^a   Hazarika, Manzul K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

agriculture; farm households; land use patterns; livelihood strategies; socioeconomic factors; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FARM; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KANCHANABURI; THAILAND;

EID: 84865052877     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2011.587208     Document Type: Article

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