Adaptive Targeting: Engaging Farmers to Improve Targeting and Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 973-991

  Kalcic, Margaret M ^a   Frankenberger, Jane ^b   Chaubey, Indrajeet ^c   Prokopy, Linda ^b   Bowling, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMPs); Conservation practice adoption; Interviews; Nutrients; Optimization; Public participation; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AUDITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUTRIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMPS); CONSERVATION PRACTICES; INTERVIEWS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938559634     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12336     Document Type: Article

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