Conditions for a sustainable land use: Case study evidence

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 109-125

  Raquez, P ^a   Lambin, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forest transition; Land use; Meta analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988516776     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17474230601079050     Document Type: Article

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