Soil conservation policies: Conditions for their effectiveness in the Czech Republic

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 124-133

  Prazan, J ^a   Dumbrovsky, M ^b  

^a Ustav zemedelske Potravinarske a Environmentalni techniky   (Czech Republic)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Policy design; Policy effectiveness; Policy implementation and delivery; Soil conservation; Soil degradation; Soil management; Soil protection policy

Indexed keywords

CZECH REPUBLIC; POLICY DESIGN; POLICY EFFECTIVENESS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND DELIVERY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROTECTION POLICY;

AGRONOMY; DEGRADATION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; RESEARCH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMPACTION; CONSOLIDATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 79251531164     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1066     Document Type: Article

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