Cost-benefit analysis of the Zonal Program of Castro Verde (Portugal): Highlighting the trade-off between biodiversity and soil conservation

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Marta Pedroso, Cristina ^a,b   Domingos, Tiago ^b   Freitas, Helena ^a   de Groot, Rudolf S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy cost efficiency; Cost benefit analysis; Environmental services; Replacement cost method; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION;

AGRI ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; REPLACEMENT COST METHODS; SOIL EROSION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TRADE-OFF;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; CASTRO VERDE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35448964249     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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