Agri-environmental schemes and the European agricultural landscapes: The role of indicators as valuing tools for evaluation

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 271-280

  Oñate, Juan J ^a   Andersen, Erling ^b   Peco, Begoña ^a   Primdahl, Jørgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Agricultural landscapes; Europe; Indicators on policy effects

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL PLANNING;

EUROPE;

EID: 19244373422     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008155229725     Document Type: Article

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