What is sustainable intensification? Views from experts

Land Use Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Petersen, Brian ^a   Snapp, Sieglinde ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological intensification; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable intensification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND USE PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923597800     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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