Optimizing the environmental performance of agricultural activities: A case study in la Boulouze watershed

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-37

  Darradi, Younès ^a   Saur, Etienne ^b   Laplana, Ramon ^a   Lescot, Jean Marie ^a   Kuentz, Vanessa ^a   Meyer, Burghard C ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ENITA de Bordeaux   (France)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Farming systems; Goal programming; Spatial optimization; SWAT; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FARMING SYSTEM; GOAL PROGRAMMING; SPATIAL OPTIMIZATION; SWAT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE PLANNING; MEADOW; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

FRANCE;

HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84861100222     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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