Approaches and terminology for causal analysis in land systems science

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 501-522

  Meyfroidt, Patrick ^a,b  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

causal inference; land use change; proximate cause; spatial determinant; theory development and testing; underlying driver

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY; TESTING METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84951289468     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2015.1117530     Document Type: Review

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