Contrasting the attitudes of farmers and the general public regarding the 'multifunctional' role of the agricultural sector

Land Use Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 248-256

  Howley, Peter ^a   Yadav, Lava ^b   Hynes, Stephen ^c   Donoghue, Cathal O ^d   Neill, Stephen O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Environmental preferences; Farmers; Landscape

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; PUBLIC GOODS; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84890387093     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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