Adoption of payments for ecosystem services: An application of the Hägerstrand model

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 668-676

  van der Horst, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes (AES); Environmentally sensitive areas (ESA); Farmer decision making; Innovation diffusion; Neighbourhood networks; Payments for ecosystem services (PES)

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; LANDOWNER; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78651361943     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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