Land Sparing and Land Sharing Policies in Developing Countries – Drivers and Linkages to Scientific Debates

World Development

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 523-535

  Mertz, Ole ^a   Mertens, Charlotte Filt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

agricultural intensification; conservation; land sharing; land sparing; land use policy; science policy interface

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVELIHOOD; POLICY APPROACH;

EID: 85020173123     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.05.002     Document Type: Review

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