Integrative modelling approaches for analysis of impact of multifunctional agriculture: A review for France, Germany and The Netherlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-57

  Rossing, W A H ^a   Zander, P ^b   Josien, E ^c   Groot, J C J ^a   Meyer, B C ^d   Knierim, A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^c UMR Territoires   (France)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Goal oriented approaches; Heuristics; Integrative models; Multifunctional agriculture; Optimization; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROECOLOGY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ASSESSMENT METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND USE PLANNING;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846522940     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.031     Document Type: Article

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