Discounted knowledges: Farmers' and residents' understandings of nature conservation goals and policies

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-320

  Harrison, C M ^a   Burgess, J ^a   Clark, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Biodiversity; Discussion groups; Nature conservation; Scientific and lay knowledge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; NATURE CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; POLICY; UNITED KINGDOM; WILDLIFE;

EAST SUSSEX; PEVENSEY LEVELS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032412230     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0242     Document Type: Article

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