Policy mechanism choice for environmental management by non-commercial "lifestyle" rural landholders

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2679-2687

  Pannell, David J ^a   Wilkinson, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Conservation; Extension; Goals; Incentives; Land use; Motivation; Smallholders; Technology change

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDOWNER; LIFESTYLE; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67649124293     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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