Social influence and collective action effects on farm level soil conservation effort in rural Kenya

Ecological Economics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-103

  Willy, Daniel Kyalo ^a   Holm Müller, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collective action; Social capital; Social influence; Soil conservation; Subjective norms

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; FARM; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LAND RIGHTS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION;

KENYA; NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 84876331282     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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