Trialling a web-based spatial information management tool with Land Managers in Victoria, Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 523-531

  Roberts, Anna M ^a   Park, Geoff ^b   Melland, Alice R ^c   Miller, Ian ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b North Central Catchment Management Authority   (Australia)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^d Spatial Vision ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CATCHMENTS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; WEBSITES;

DECISIONS MAKINGS; LAND MANAGERS; LOSS INDICES; MANAGEMENT TOOL; NUTRIENT LOSS; PROPERTY; SHEEP GRAZINGS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; VICTORIAS (AUSTRALIA); WEB BASED;

FARMS;

DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MAPPING METHOD; TRAINING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAIRYING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MALE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 70450222714     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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