Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania

Land Use Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 248-258

  Mikulcak, Friederike ^a   Haider, Jamila L ^b   Abson, David J ^a   Newig, Jens ^a   Fischer, Joern ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capitals; Post communism; Rural development; Sustainable livelihoods approach; Traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920077585     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.10.024     Document Type: Article

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