The multi-disciplinary evaluation of a national agri-environment scheme

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-91

  Carey, P D ^a   Short, C ^b   Morris, C ^b   Hunt, J ^c   Priscott, A ^c   Davis, M ^c   Finch, C ^c   Curry, N ^b   Little, W ^c   Winter, M ^b,d   Parkin, A ^c   Firbank, L G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Gloucestershire ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Ecology; Evaluation; Landscape; Landscape history; Multi disciplinary; Social science

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HISTORY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENT; AGRI-ENVIRONMENT SCHEMES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVALUATION; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC FUNDS;

ECOLOGY;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INTERVIEW; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0041409511     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(03)00120-8     Document Type: Article

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