The role of multi-target policy instruments in agri-environmental policy mixes

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 180-190

  Schader, Christian ^a   Lampkin, Nicholas ^b,d   Muller, Adrian ^a,c   Stolze, Matthias ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Cost effectiveness; Direct payments; Economies of scope; Organic farming; Policy targets; Tinbergen Rule

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; DIRECT PAYMENT; ECONOMIES OF SCOPE; KEY DETERMINANTS; LINEAR OPTIMIZATION MODEL; MULTI-TARGETS; ORGANIC FARMING; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY TARGET; TINBERGEN RULE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; ORGANIC FARMING; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84904416394     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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