Agri-environmental policies for biodiversity when the spatial pattern of the reserve matters

Ecological Economics

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-104

  Bamière, Laure ^a   David, Maia ^a   Vermont, Bruno ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration bonus malus; Agri environmental policies; Auction schemes; Biodiversity; Mathematical programming; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; PROFITABILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MALUS;

EID: 84870557252     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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