Exploring agricultural advice networks, beneficial management practices and water quality on the landscape: A geospatial social-ecological systems analysis

Land Use Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 236-243

  Baird, Julia ^a   Jollineau, Marilyne ^a   Plummer, Ryan ^a,b   Valenti, Josh ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D geovisualization; Agricultural practices; Social network analysis; Surface water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; VISUALIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84948765885     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.017     Document Type: Article

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