The social dimension as a driver of sustainable development: the case of family farms in southeast Spain

Sustainability Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 349-362

  Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a   Pérez Mesa, Juan Carlos ^a   Godoy Durán, Ángeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco social goals; Family farms; Social dimension; Socio economic factors; Southeast Spain; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958153372     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-015-0318-4     Document Type: Article

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