Landlord involvement in environmental decision-making on rented Missouri cropland: Pesticide use and water quality issues

Rural Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 577-605

  Constance, Douglas H ^a   Rikoon, J Sanford ^a   Ma, Jian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DISCHARGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND TENURE; LANDLORD INVOLVEMENT; PESTICIDE USE; WATER POLLUTION;

USA, MISSOURI;

EID: 0030391355     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1996.tb00635.x     Document Type: Article

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