Forest transitions in Southeast Asia: Synergies and shortcomings in land change science and political ecology

Land Change Science, Political Ecology, and Sustainability: Synergies and Divergences

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 48-65

  Lestrelin, Guillaume ^a   Castella, Jean Christophe ^a,b   Fox, Jefferson ^c  

^a Institute of Research for Development (IRD)   (France)

^b Center for International Forestry Research CIFOR   (Indonesia)

^c East West Center   (United States)

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EID: 84917495914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203107454     Document Type: Chapter

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