Modeling the effect of social networks on adoption of multifunctional agriculture

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 388-401

  Manson, Steven M ^a   Jordan, Nicholas R ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^a   Brummel, Rachel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Land change; Multifunctional agriculture; Rotational grazing; Social networks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; LAND CHANGES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURES; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; ROTATIONAL GRAZING; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; GRAZING; HEURISTICS; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84964426647     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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