Property rights in UK uplands and the implications for policy and management

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1355-1363

  Quinn, C H ^a   Fraser, E D G ^a   Hubacek, K ^a   Reed, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Management regimes; Multi resource systems; Property rights; Public goods; State intervention

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POLICY; STATE ROLE; UPLAND REGION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950337833     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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