Measuring the benefits of environmental stewardship in rural landscapes

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-102

  Hajkowicz, Stefan ^a   Collins, Kerry ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental stewardship; Index construction; Natural resource management; Sustainability metrics

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVESTMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP; INDEX CONSTRUCTION; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RURAL LANDSCAPE; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 70349462931     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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