Assessment of potential impacts of agricultural practices on the environment: The AGRO*ECO method

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-239

  Girardin, Philippe ^a   Bockstaller, Christian ^b   Van Der Werf, Hayo ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ARAA   (France)

Author keywords

Agro ecological indicator; Aralde farming systems; Cropping systems

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOLOGICAL INDICATOR; ARABLE FARMING SYSTEMS; CROPPING SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; FRANCE; GERMANY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; ECOLOGY; FARMS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 0034175656     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(99)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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