Evaluating the impact of rural development measures on nature value indicators at different spatial levels: Application to France and the Netherlands

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-61

  Desjeux, Y ^a   Dupraz, P ^a   Kuhlman, T ^b   Paracchini, M L ^c   Michels, R ^b   Maigne E ^d   Reinhard, S ^b  

^a LERECO   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Common Agricultural Policy; Environmental indicators; High Nature Value; Impact evaluation; Rural development; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MACHINERY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; HIGH NATURE VALUE; IMPACT EVALUATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS;

FARMS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; INVESTMENT; MACHINERY; ORGANIC FARMING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84941733821     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.12.014     Document Type: Article

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