A multi-criteria evaluation of the environmental performances of conventional, organic and integrated olive-growing systems in the south of Spain based on experts' knowledge

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-203

  Parra López, Carlos ^a   Calatrava Requena, Javier ^a   de Haro Giménez, Tomás ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AHP; Environmental assessment; Integrated farming systems; Multi criteria decision making; Olea europaea L; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 34547891884     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170507001731     Document Type: Article

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