Soil erosion in Denmark: Processes and politics

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-50

  Veihe, A ^a   Hasholt, B ^b   Schiotz I G ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agricultural policies; Denmark; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SNOW;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CASE STUDY; COASTAL WATERS; CROP PRODUCTION; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FREEZING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; MELTING POINT; NITRATE LEACHING; ORGANIZATION; PLANTING DENSITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER FLOW; WIND EROSION;

EID: 0037317009     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(02)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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