Agricultural transitions in the context of growing environmental pressure over water

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-486

  Gasteyer, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Advocacy coalition framework; Agricultural change; Agricultural policy; Conservation policy; Structure of agriculture; Water policy; Water quality and agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249119280     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9137-x     Document Type: Article

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