A mixed methodology framework for the assessment of the Voluntary Initiative

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-170

  Garrod, Guy D ^a   Garratt, James A ^a   Kennedy, Angela ^a   Willis, Ken G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Evaluation; Focus groups; Framework; Pesticides; Voluntary initiative; Water

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERCEPTION; PESTICIDE; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846560708     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1315     Document Type: Article

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