Environmental farm planning in Ontario: Exploring participation and the endurance of change

Land Use Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-356

  Smithers, John ^a   Furman, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation decision making; Environmental evaluation; Participatory programmes

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0242337726     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8377(03)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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