Exploring multi-scale trade-offs between nature conservation, agricultural profits and landscape quality-A methodology to support discussions on land-use perspectives

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-69

  Groot, Jeroen C J ^a   Rossing, Walter A H ^a   Jellema, André ^a   Stobbelaar, Derk Jan ^a   Renting, Henk ^a   Van Ittersum, Martin K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discussion support; Landscape; Learning; Multifunctional agriculture; Nature conservation; Optimization; Scales

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROFITABILITY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846515809     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.03.037     Document Type: Article

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