Farmers' perception of their decision-making in relation to policy schemes: A comparison of case studies from Switzerland and the United States

Land Use Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-171

  Celio, Enrico ^a   Flint, Courtney G ^b   Schoch, Patrick ^a   Grêt Regamey, Adrienne ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Comparative study; Cultural landscape; Decision making; Land use change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; DECISION MAKING; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE CHANGE; PERCEPTION; LAND USE PLANNING;

ILLINOIS; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902458852     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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