Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach

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Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach. / Peeters, Wouter; Dirix, Jo; Sterckx, Sigrid.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2015, p. 479-496.

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Peeters, W, Dirix, J & Sterckx, S 2015, 'Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach', Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 479-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-014-9498-7

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Peeters, W., Dirix, J., & Sterckx, S. (2015). Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 28(3), 479-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-014-9498-7

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Peeters W, Dirix J, Sterckx S. Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2015;28(3):479-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-014-9498-7

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Peeters, Wouter ; Dirix, Jo ; Sterckx, Sigrid. / Towards an integration of the ecological space paradigm and the capabilities approach. In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2015 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 479-496.

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