Social–ecological traps and transformations in dryland agro-ecosystems: Using water system innovations to change the trajectory of development

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  2013

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  Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions

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  2013-02-01

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  DOI 10.1016/J.GLOENVCHA.2012.10.007
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