Exploring demographic and lot effects in an ABM/LUCC of agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon

Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 663-676

  Cabrera, A Raymond ^a   Deadman, Peter ^a   Moran, Emilio ^b   Brondízio, Eduardo S ^b   Vanwey, Leah K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84902375169     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8927-4_33     Document Type: Chapter

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