Influence of the EU CAP on terrain morphology and vineyard cultivation in the Priorat region of NE Spain

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-21

  Martínez Casasnovas, José A ^a   Ramos, M Concepción ^a   Cots Folch, Roser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

EU Common Agricultural Policy; Land terracing; Terrain morphology changes; Vineyard restructuring

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMPETITIVENESS; COMPLIANCE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GATT; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; POLICY REFORM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TERRAIN; VINEYARD;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; PRIORAT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69349098839     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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