A qualitative approach to study social perceptions and public policies in dehesa agroforestry systems

Land Use Policy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 427-436

  Gaspar, P ^a   Escribano, M ^a   Mesias, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Dehesa; Focus group; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FOOD PRODUCTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY;

BADAJOZ [EXTREMADURA]; CACERES [EXTREMADURA]; EXTREMADURA; SPAIN;

EID: 84982181911     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.06.040     Document Type: Article

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