Triggering change: Towards a conceptualisation of major change processes in farm decision-making

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 142-151

  Sutherland, Lee Ann ^a   Burton, Rob J F ^b   Ingram, Julie ^c   Blackstock, Kirsty ^a   Slee, Bill ^a   Gotts, Nick ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bygdeforskning   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm transition; Lock in; Organic farming; Path dependency; Succession

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

CHANGE PROCESS; COURSE OF ACTION; DECISIONS MAKINGS; FARM TRANSITION; FARMING PRACTICES; LOCK-IN; ORGANIC FARMING; PATH DEPENDENCY; POLICY-ORIENTED; SUCCESSION;

FARMS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CAPITALISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ORGANIC FARMING; POLICY MAKING; SUCCESSION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FARMING SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859376701     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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