Exploring sustainable farming scenarios at a regional scale: An application to dairy farms in Brittany

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 160-167

  Acosta Alba, Ivonne ^a,b   Lopéz Ridaura, Santiago ^c   Van Der Werf, Hayo M G ^a,b   Leterme, Philippe ^a,b   Corson, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c UMR INNOVATION   (France)

Author keywords

Brittany; Dairy farming; Environmental impacts; Multiple goal linear programming; Socio economic indicators; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BRITTANY; DAIRY FARMING; DAIRY FARMS; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MILK PRODUCTION; NITRATE LEACHING; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PRODUCTION MODES; REGIONAL SCALE; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE FARMING;

DAIRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LAND USE;

COMPUTER PROGRAMING; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDICATORS; LAND USE; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE; PROFITABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858334664     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.061     Document Type: Article

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