Common criteria for the redefinition of Intermediate Less Favoured Areas in the European Union

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 766-777

  Eliasson, A ^a   Jones, R J A ^b   Nachtergaele, F ^c   Rossiter, D G ^d   Terres, J M ^a   Van Orshoven, J ^e   van Velthuizen, H ^f   Bottcher K ^a   Haastrup, P ^a   Le Bas, C ^g  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agricultural indicators; Land evaluation; Natural handicap payments; Rural development policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAT STRESS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOTING; RURAL AREA; SALINITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78649828440     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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