Integrating economic and biophysical data in assessing cost-effectiveness of buffer strip placement

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 380-388

  Balana, Bedru Babulo ^a   Lago, Manuel ^b   Baggaley, Nikki ^a   Castellazzi, Marie ^a   Sample, James ^a   Stutter, Marc ^a   Slee, Bill ^a   Vinten, Andy ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLOGIC INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COST; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; BUFFER STRIP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; EUROPEAN UNION WATER FRAMEWORK; GROSS MARGIN; INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION; LOAD REDUCTION; METADATA ANALYSIS; MITIGATION MEASURES; MODELING RESULTS; P REDUCTION; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; SCOTLAND; TRAPPING EFFICIENCIES;

CATCHMENTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUFFER; PHOSPHORUS;

ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CROP; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FISH STOCK; GRASS; NONHUMAN; OAT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTATO; RANGELAND; RIPARIAN SPECIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TURNIP; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WHEAT;

BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84858600744     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0544     Document Type: Article

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