Internalization of agri-environmental policies and the role of institutions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Stobbelaar, Derk Jan ^a   Groot, Jeroen C J ^a   Bishop, Carly ^a   Hall, Jilly ^b,c   Pretty, Jules ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental cooperatives; Internalization; Landscape and nature management; Policy; Small scale farming systems

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; CONSERVATION POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATIVE; FARMING SYSTEM; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; INTERNALIZATION; LANDSCAPE AND NATURE MANAGEMENT; SMALL SCALE FARMING; SMALL-SCALE FARMING SYSTEM;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMING SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SMALLHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATTLE FARMING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC FARMING;

FRIESIA;

EID: 65049089242     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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