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Modelling the Land Conversion Process: A Realist Perspective

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  • P Ganderton

    (Queen Mary's College, Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3HF)

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Land conversion is a difficult issue to resolve at either a theoretical or a practical level. By virtue of the range and diversity of information there are problems in synthesising data to obtain accurate models. It is argued that as a result many models of the conversion process are partial. With data obtained from studies in Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire, a new model, based on realist perspectives such as those of Lévi-Strauss, is proposed. It is argued that such a perspective offers a more accurate insight into land conversion.

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  • P Ganderton, 1994. "Modelling the Land Conversion Process: A Realist Perspective," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 26(5), pages 803-819, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:26:y:1994:i:5:p:803-819
    DOI: 10.1068/a260803
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