Are public payments for organic farming cost-effective? Combining a decision-support model with LCA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 548-560

  Zimmermann, Albert ^a   Baumgartner, Daniel ^a   Nemecek, Thomas ^a   Gaillard, Gérard ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision support model; Environmental policy measures; LCA; Organic farming; Political advisory

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT MODEL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ORGANIC FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960616412     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0286-6     Document Type: Article

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