Links between Mountain Communities and Environmental Services in the Italian Alps

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-157

  Notaro, Sandra ^a   Paletto, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 79952758005     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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