The influence of policy on soil conservation: A case study from Greece

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-57

  Barbayiannis, N ^a   Panayotopoulos, K ^a   Psaltopoulos, D ^b   Skuras, D ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Common Agricultural Policy; Cross compliance; Greece; Institutional Capacity; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; Water salinisation

Indexed keywords

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROSS-COMPLIANCE; GREECE; INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY; SOIL EROSION;

EROSION; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IRRIGATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

COMMODITY PRICE; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLICY REFORM; SALINIZATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TOPSOIL;

GREECE;

EID: 79251528903     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1053     Document Type: Article

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