Food, fuel, and the hidden margins of capital

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-310

  Richards, Peter D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; land cover change; land use; ranching; soybeans

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL; COMMODITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD; LAND USE CHANGE;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84865055609     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2011.565373     Document Type: Article

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