Policy into practice: The development and delivery of agri-environment schemes and supporting advice in England

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 250-258

  Smallshire, David ^a   Robertson, Peter ^b   Thompson, Peter ^c  

^a Rural Development Service   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 11244349448     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00367.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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