Assessing the role of voluntary environmental management arrangements in agriculture: An Australian perspective

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-315

  Gunningham, Neil ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; EMS; Environmental Management System; Food; Voluntary; Voluntary environmental management approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248178945     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2007.012838     Document Type: Article

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