Social factors and private benefits influence landholders' riverine restoration priorities in tropical Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-26

  Januchowski Hartley, Stephanie Renee ^a   Moon, Katie ^a,b   Stoeckl, Natalie ^a   Gray, Sally ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Reef Catchments   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation organizations; Incentives; Landholders; Priorities; Private and public benefits; Riverine restoration

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; RIVER WATER;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; PRIORITIZATION; PRIVATE LAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL REGION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAND USE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; RIVER; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84862249899     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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