New generation of knowledge: Towards an inter- and transdisciplinary framework for sustainable pathways of palm oil production

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue , 2017, Pages 75-84

  Hospes, Otto ^a   Kroeze, Carolien ^a   Oosterveer, Peter ^a   Schouten, Greetje ^a   Slingerland, Maja ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary framework; Palm oil sector; Ssustainable pathways; Sustainability; Transdisciplinary approach

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROP PRODUCTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 85009827350     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: 22121307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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