Agri-environmental policy measures in Israel: The potential of using market-oriented instruments

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-875

  Amdur, Liron ^a   Bertke, Elke ^a   Freese, Jan ^a   Marggraf, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Agri environmental schemes; Conservation auctions; Institutional feasibility; Market orientation; Result orientation

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES; INSTITUTIONAL FEASIBILITY; MARKET-ORIENTATION; RESULT-ORIENTATION;

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INSTRUMENTS; RURAL AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; ISRAEL; MARKETING; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; RURAL AREA;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ISRAEL;

ISRAEL;

EID: 79959377192     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9655-y     Document Type: Article

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