Threshold effect and co-ordination of agri-environmental efforts

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-630

  Dupraz, Pierre ^a,b   Latouche, Karine ^a   Turpin, Nadine ^c  

^a LERECO   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c UMR Territoires   (France)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Threshold effect

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FARMING SYSTEM; THRESHOLD;

EID: 70449368851     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560902958164     Document Type: Article

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