Development of organic farming in Norway: A statistical analysis of neighbourhood effects

Geoforum

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-210

  Bjørkhaug, Hilde ^a   Blekesaune, Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Neighbourhood effects; Organic farming; Spatial

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; ORGANIC FARMING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORWAY;

EID: 84874021029     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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