A strategic environmental assessment method for agricultural policy in the UK

Land Use Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-234

  Tzilivakis, J ^a   Broom, C ^b   Lewis, K A ^a   Tucker, P ^c   Drummond, C ^d   Cook, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d National Agricultural Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environment; Impact; Policy; Sustainable; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033213535     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8377(99)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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