Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science

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Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science. / Busck-Lumholt, Louise Marie; Coenen, Johanna; Persson, Joel; Pedersen, Anna Frohn; Mertz, Ole; Corbera, Esteve.

In: Journal of Land Use Science, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2022, p. 386-406.

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Harvard

Busck-Lumholt, LM, Coenen, J, Persson, J, Pedersen, AF, Mertz, O & Corbera, E 2022, 'Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science', Journal of Land Use Science, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 386-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2022.2086640

APA

Busck-Lumholt, L. M., Coenen, J., Persson, J., Pedersen, A. F., Mertz, O., & Corbera, E. (2022). Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science. Journal of Land Use Science, 17(1), 386-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2022.2086640

Vancouver

Busck-Lumholt LM, Coenen J, Persson J, Pedersen AF, Mertz O, Corbera E. Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science. Journal of Land Use Science. 2022;17(1):386-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2022.2086640

Author

Busck-Lumholt, Louise Marie ; Coenen, Johanna ; Persson, Joel ; Pedersen, Anna Frohn ; Mertz, Ole ; Corbera, Esteve. / Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science. In: Journal of Land Use Science. 2022 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 386-406.

Bibtex

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