Costs and benefits of erosion control measures in the UK

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-33

  Posthumus, H ^a   Deeks, L K ^b   Rickson, R J ^b   Quinton, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environmental impact; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; Soil policy

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EROSION CONTROL; PLOWING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84944176633     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12057     Document Type: Article

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