The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific

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The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change : a case from the Southwest Pacific. / Birch-Thomsen, Torben; Reenberg, Anette.

Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research. red. / Marina Fischer-Kowalski; Anette Reenberg; Anke Schaffartzik; Andreas Mayer. New York : Springer, 2014. s. 45-60 (Human - Environment Interactions, Bind 4).

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapportBidrag til bog/antologiForskningfagfællebedømt

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Birch-Thomsen, T & Reenberg, A 2014, The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific. i M Fischer-Kowalski, A Reenberg, A Schaffartzik & A Mayer (red), Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research. Springer, New York, Human - Environment Interactions, bind 4, s. 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8678-2_4

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Birch-Thomsen, T., & Reenberg, A. (2014). The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific. I M. Fischer-Kowalski, A. Reenberg, A. Schaffartzik, & A. Mayer (red.), Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research (s. 45-60). Springer. Human - Environment Interactions Bind 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8678-2_4

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Birch-Thomsen T, Reenberg A. The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific. I Fischer-Kowalski M, Reenberg A, Schaffartzik A, Mayer A, red., Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research. New York: Springer. 2014. s. 45-60. (Human - Environment Interactions, Bind 4). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8678-2_4

Author

Birch-Thomsen, Torben ; Reenberg, Anette. / The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change : a case from the Southwest Pacific. Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research. red. / Marina Fischer-Kowalski ; Anette Reenberg ; Anke Schaffartzik ; Andreas Mayer. New York : Springer, 2014. s. 45-60 (Human - Environment Interactions, Bind 4).

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