An agent-based approach to explore the effect of voluntary mechanisms on land use change: A case in rural Queensland, Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2615-2625

  Valbuena, Diego ^a,b   Bregt, Arnold K ^a   McAlpine, Clive ^c   Verburg, Peter H ^a,d   Seabrook, Leonie ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Carbon credits; Farmers' decision making; Landscape structure; Native vegetation; Stewardship payments

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; VEGETATION COVER; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; INCOME; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; RURAL AREA; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 77956881576     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.041     Document Type: Article

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