Multi-scale scenarios of spatial-temporal dynamics in the European livestock sector

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 88-101

  Neumann, Kathleen ^a,c   Verburg, Peter H ^b   Elbersen, Berien ^a   Stehfest, Elke ^c   Woltjer, Geert B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Livestock changes; Livestock distribution; Multi scale modeling; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBALIZATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; REGIONALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 79151479875     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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