Study on Agriculture Decision-Makers Behavior on Sustainable Energy Utilization

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 679-689

  Maroušek, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decision makers behavior; Energy utilization

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; FERMENTATION; PHYTOMASS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84878652792     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9423-x     Document Type: Article

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