SHIFTING CULTIVATION PRACTICES IN BARAK VALLEY, INDIA – POLICY SCENARIOS FROM A SPATIALLY EXPLICIT LAND USE MODEL
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2194-9034
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xliii-b4-2020-129-2020