Assessing the efficiency gains of improved spatial targeting of policy interventions; the example of an agri-environmental scheme

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1076-1087

  van der Horst, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Spatial targeting; Value for money; Value map; Woodland

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; LAND USE;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENT; CASE-STUDIES; EFFICIENCY GAIN; FARM WOODLANDS; LANDSCAPE SCALE; POLICY INTERVENTION; SPATIAL TARGETING; VALUE FOR MONIES; VALUE MAP; WOODLAND;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GRAIN; INCOME; LANDSCAPE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348905065     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.034     Document Type: Article

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