The sustainability of agriculture in a northern industrialized country - From controlling nature to rural development

Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3387-3403

  Hildeń, Mikael ^a   Jokinen, Pekka ^b   Aakkula, Jyrki ^c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; EU agricultural policy; Finnish agriculture; Rural development; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

FINLAND;

EID: 84890894844     PISSN: 19370695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su4123387     Document Type: Article

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