Understanding farmers' strategic decision-making processes and the implications for biodiversity conservation policy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1135-1144

  Farmar Bowers, Quentin ^a   Lane, Ruth ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biodiversity; Decision systems; Environmental policy; Farming families; Grounded theory; Hierarchy; Motivations; Natural resource management; Personal career path; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SYSTEMS THINKING;

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CAREER PATHS; DECISION SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMING FAMILY; GROUNDED THEORY; HIERARCHY; PERSONAL CAREER PATH; SYSTEM THINKINGS;

MOTIVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 56249101690     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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