Applying indicators, threshold values and proxies in environmental legislation: A case study for Dutch dairy farming

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Bouma, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Indicators; N deposition; Proxies; Thresholds; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR QUALITY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; LAW; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SOIL QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79952709404     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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