Scaling up to address new challenges to conservation on US farmland

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-236

  Stuart, Diana ^a   Gillon, Sean ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Scale; Voluntary programs; Water quality; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND USE PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871922300     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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