The introduction of Entry Level Stewardship in England: Extension or dilution in agri-environment policy?

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-282

  Hodge, Ian ^a   Reader, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Agricultural land; Common Agricultural Policy; England Rural Development Programme; Entry Level Stewardship; Rural environmental policy

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARABLE LAND; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; INCENTIVE; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449623514     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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