Implementing sustainable agriculture and rural development in the European Alps: Assets and limitations of local project based on multi-stakeholder participation

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 226-232

  Fleury, Philippe ^a   Petit, Sandrine ^b   Dobremez, Laurent ^c   Schermer, Markus ^d   Kirchengast, Christoph ^d   De Ros, Giorgio ^e   Magnani, Natalia ^f   Struffi, Lauro ^f   Mieville Ott, Valérie ^g   Roque, Olivier ^g  

^a ISARA Lyon   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Cemagref   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^g Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft und des landlichen Raums   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Collective action; European Alps; Local projects; Policy; Rural development; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 58149488833     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.1002     Document Type: Article

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