The role of farmers' property rights in soil ecosystem services conservation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-96

  Foudi, Sébastien ^a  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic modeling; Ecosystem services; Heterogeneous environment; Land value; Property rights

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXPLOITATION; HETEROGENEITY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84868332747     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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