Socio-economic factors in soil erosion and conservation

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Boardman, John ^a   Poesen, Jean ^b   Evans, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Agricultural policy; Runoff; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0037312512     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(02)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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