Ester Boserup: An interdisciplinary visionary relevant for sustainability
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Agricultural intensification theory was first formulated by Ester Boserup to explain higher levels of agricultural productivity associated with higher population densities in traditional smallholder agriculture.
“Agricultural intensification theory was first formulated by Ester Boserup to explain higher levels of agricultural productivity associated with higher population densities in traditional smallholder agriculture (34, 35).”
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- Authors
- Turner, B. L., & Fischer-Kowalski, M.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Institute for Social Ecology, Alpen Adria Universität, A-1070 Vienna, Austria
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2010-12-06
- Volume
- 107
- Issue
- 51
- Pages
- 21963-21965
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC3009765
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- W2025284684
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- FWCI
- 8.26
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Biographical and Historical Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
- Keywords
- Ester Boserup, sustainability, agricultural history, interdisciplinary research, women in science, history of agricultural science
- MeSH terms
- Agriculture, Humans, Population Growth, History, 20th Century
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