Options to reduce the environmental effects of livestock production - Comparison of two economic models

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-53

  Stehfest, Elke ^a   Berg, Maurits van den ^a   Woltjer, Geert ^b   Msangi, Siwa ^c   Westhoek, Henk ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; IMAGE; IMPACT; Land use; LEITAP; Livestock

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84866710911     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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