Changing impact of import and export on agricultural land use: The case of Finland 1961-2007

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 188, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-168

  Sandström, Vilma ^a   Saikku, Laura ^a,b   Antikainen, Riina ^b   Sokka, Laura ^c   Kauppi, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Environment; Food; International trade; Land use; Trade

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPORT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; IMPORT; LAND USE CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FINLAND;

EID: 84896466365     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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