Reclaiming localisation for revitalising agriculture: A case study of peri-urban agricultural change in Gothenburg, Sweden

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-185

  Wästfelt, Anders ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural location; Agricultural transitions; Family farms; Land tenure; Peri urban agriculture; von Th nen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; FAMILY FARM; LAND TENURE; LAND USE CHANGE; PERIURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VON THUNEN MODEL;

GOTEBORG; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

EID: 84982788078     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.013     Document Type: Article

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