Assessing policy tools for encouraging farm afforestation in Ireland

Land Use Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-203

  Duesberg, Stefanie ^a   Dhubháin, Áine Ní ^a   O'Connor, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decision making; Forestry; Multifunctionality; Rural development

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DECISION MAKING; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PLANNING;

IRELAND;

EID: 84889559925     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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