Environmental awareness, economic orientation, and farming practices: A comparison of organic and conventional farmers

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 747-758

  Mccann, Elizabeth ^a   Sullivan, Shannon ^b   Erickson, Donna ^b   De Young, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural sustainability; Environmental attitudes Conservation behaviors; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

CROP DIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ORIENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; FARMING PRACTICES;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PRACTICE; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; FARMERS' BEHAVIOUR;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; UNITED STATES;

USA, MICHIGAN, WASHTENAW COUNTY;

ARIA;

EID: 0031238521     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900064     Document Type: Article

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