The role of policy priorities and targeting in the spatial location of participation in Agri-Environmental Schemes in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Land Use Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-89

  Raggi, M ^a   Viaggi, D ^a   Bartolini, F ^b   Furlan, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Emilia Romagna Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Participation; Priority implementation; Spatial lag fractional logit model; Targeting

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ECONOMETRICS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TARGETING;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY;

EMILIA;

EID: 84927728685     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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