What drives farmers' participation in EU agri-environmental schemes?: Results from a qualitative meta-analysis

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Lastra Bravo, Xavier B ^a   Hubbard, Carmen ^b   Garrod, Guy ^b   Tolón Becerra, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; European Union; Farmers' participation; Qualitative meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LANDSCAPE; META ANALYSIS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84934955471     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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