Motivations for swiss lowland farmers to conserve biodiversity: Identifying factors to predict proportions of implemented ecological compensation areas. (August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gabel, Vanessa M.; Home, Robert; Stolze, Matthias; Pfiffner, Lukas; Birrer, Simon; Köpke, Ulrich
• Is Part Of: Journal of rural studies. Volume 62(2018)
• Page Start: 68
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2018-08
• Subjects: Sociology, Rural -- Periodicals; Country life -- Periodicals; Rural development -- Periodicals; Land use, Rural -- Planning -- Periodicals; Rural conditions -- Periodicals; Sociologie rurale -- Périodiques; Vie rurale -- Périodiques; Développement rural -- Périodiques; Sol, Utilisation agricole du -- Planification -- Périodiques; Conditions rurales -- Périodiques; Country life; Land use, Rural -- Planning; Rural conditions; Rural development; Sociology, Rural; Periodicals; 307.72
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.07.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0743-0167

Abstract

Highlights: There is a relationship between beliefs, motivations and implemented ECA on farms. There are differences between beliefs of organic farmers non-organic farmers. Financial incentives are independent from beliefs.