OLIVERO: The project analysing the future of olive production systems on sloping land in the Mediterranean basin

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-85

  Stroosnijder, Leo ^a   Mansinho, Maria Inês ^b   Palese, Assunta Maria ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop management; Erosion; Mediterranean basin; Olive production systems; Policies; Scenarios; Sloping land; Socio economics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FARMS; IRRIGATION; WAGES; WATER RESOURCES;

CROP MANAGEMENTS; END-USERS; EROSION HAZARDS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; OLIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SCENARIO; SLOPING LAND; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; YOUNG PEOPLES;

EROSION;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DRIP IRRIGATION; EUROPEAN UNION; STAKEHOLDER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ITALY; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OLIVE TREE; POLICY; PORTUGAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITALY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 49349096736     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.05.025     Document Type: Article

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