Determining the effects of land consolidation on the multifunctionlity of the cropland production system in China using a SPA-fuzzy assessment model

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-26

  Guo, Beibei ^a   Jin, Xiaobin ^a   Yang, Xuhong ^a   Guan, Xu ^a   Lin, Yinan ^a   Zhou, Yinkang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural multifunctionality; China; Cropland production system; Land consolidation; SPA fuzzy model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRONOMY; CONSOLIDATION; CROP PRODUCTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; RURAL ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 84911912347     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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