LOCAL INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL HOKKAIDO: A CASE STUDY OF SAMANI
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2013-6-2-72-79
Abstract
About the Authors
Devon DublinJapan
Graduate School of Environmental Science, Center for Sustainability Science, Hokkaido University; Kita 9 Nishi 8, Sapporo, 060-0809 Sapporo, Japan
Alexandra Bancheva
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow, Russia; Leninskie gory, 1, 1199911
Amy Freitag
United States
Duke University; 135 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516
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Review
For citations:
Dublin D., Bancheva A., Freitag A. LOCAL INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL HOKKAIDO: A CASE STUDY OF SAMANI. GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2013;6(2):72-79. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2013-6-2-72-79