Public policy, private landholders: Perspectives on policy mechanisms for sustainable land management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 986-998

  Cocklin, Chris ^a   Mautner, Naomi ^a   Dibden, Jacqui ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Land management; Policy mechanisms; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND MANAGEMENTS; POLICY MECHANISMS; POLICY OBJECTIVES; POLICY TOOLS; PRIVATE LANDHOLDERS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENTS; VICTORIAS (AUSTRALIA);

AGRICULTURE;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAND USE; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 35348856953     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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