An Australian perspective on the constraints to the transfer and adoption of innovations in land management

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-304

  Guerin, Turlough F ^a,b  

^a Environmental Adviser   (Singapore)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Commercial extension; Environmental management; Extension; Land user perception; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; INNOVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; TECHNOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033390028     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892999000417     Document Type: Article

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