Optimizing environmental measures for landscape multifunctionality: Effectiveness, efficiency and recommendations for agri-environmental programs

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 243-257

  Galler, Carolin ^a   von Haaren, Christina ^a   Albert, Christian ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Economic; Ecosystem services; Environmental planning; Landscape functions; Multifunctionality; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTEGRATIVE MANAGEMENTS; LANDSCAPE FUNCTIONS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; TRADE OFF;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; LANDSCAPE; SOIL EROSION; WATER QUALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

GERMANY;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; GERMANY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84921313029     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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