A Bayesian network highlighting the linkages between landscape structure and the local economy: the case of agritourism in lowland areas of Northern Italy

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2137-2158

  Manrique, Rosa ^a   Viaggi, Davide ^a   Raggi, Meri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cause effect relations; landscape attractiveness; landscape related activities; public goods; residents' perception of landscapes; second order effects

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY;

EID: 84941878781     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1059738     Document Type: Article

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