Damage costs of nitrogen fertilizer in Europe and their internalization

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-433

  Von Blottnitz, H ^a   Rabl, Ari ^b   Boiadjiev, D ^c   Taylor, T ^d   Arnold, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER; POLLUTION TAX; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646372495     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560600601587     Document Type: Article

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