Land System Science: Between global challenges and local realities

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 433-437

  Verburg, Peter H ^a   Erb, Karl Heinz ^b   Mertz, Ole ^c   Espindola, Giovana ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 84884716739     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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