The role of homegardens in strengthening social—ecological resilience: Case studies from Cuba and Austria

Resilience and the Cultural Landscape: Understanding and Managing Change in Human-Shaped Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 261-282

  Van Der Stege, Christine ^a   Vogl Lukasser, Brigitte ^a   Vogl, Christian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

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EID: 84924182734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139107778.019     Document Type: Chapter

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