Integrating environmental and economic performance to assess modern silvoarable agroforestry in Europe

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 759-767

  Palma, J ^a   Graves, A R ^b   Burgess, P J ^b   van der Werf, W ^c   Herzog, F ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Carbon sequestration; Erosion; Land use alternatives; Landscape biodiversity; Multicriteria decision; Net present value; Nitrogen leaching; PROMETHEE

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROFORESTRY; ARABLE FARMING; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SILVICULTURE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NETHERLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447108430     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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