Improving the economic and environmental performance of a New Zealand hill country farm catchment: 2. Forecasting and planning land-use change

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-153

  Dodd, M B ^a   Thorrold, B S ^b   Quinn, J M ^c   Parminter, T G ^a   Wedderburn, M E ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b Dairy NZ   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Catchment; Community consultation; Hill country; Land use change; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CAPITAL PROVISION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EROSION CONTROL; FORECASTING METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 49149091323     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230809510443     Document Type: Article

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