Applying the institutions of sustainability framework to the case of agricultural soil conservation

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-238

  Prager, Katrin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action arena; Analytical framework; Institutional analysis; Institutions of Sustainability; Nature society relationship; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; METHODOLOGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78649542180     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.548     Document Type: Article

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