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dc.contributor.authorTzilivakis, J.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorGreen, A.
dc.contributor.authorWarner, D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-21T08:24:04Z
dc.date.available2011-03-21T08:24:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.identifier.citationTzilivakis , J , Lewis , K , Green , A & Warner , D 2011 , ' A Novel Technique for Identifying Environmental Outcomes from Agricultural Practices ' , Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 29 , no. 1 , pp. 2-10 . https://doi.org/10.3152/146155111X12913679730791
dc.identifier.issn1461-5517
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/5508
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-1672-5968/work/38925884
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-7666-5584/work/39070062
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-4511-6712/work/32370718
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-9136-9713/work/32375254
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/5508
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech/iapa Copyright International Association for Impact Assessment
dc.description.abstractThere are a wide range of techniques that can be used for evaluating environmental impacts of agriculture, but they have not previously been used to identify the contribution individual farming activities make toward environmental outcomes or for prioritising activities to ensure maximum benefits. This paper reports a novel technique for identifying how different activities influence environmental outcomes. The methodology is based upon traditional EIA techniques. Knowledge is collated from documented evidence and structured within a database such that the causal processes by which different activities influence outcomes can be identified. Cause and effect chains are created and each link is weighted according to the strength of the relationship between the two components. The entire cause-effect chain assumes the weighting of the weakest link. This is used to identify the strengths and weakness of individual practices or groups of activities. This paper explains the process using examples from agricultural production and policy in the UK and Europe for illustration.en
dc.format.extent631642
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal,
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact Assessment
dc.subjectWeak-link Approach
dc.subjectCause-effect chains
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.titleA Novel Technique for Identifying Environmental Outcomes from Agricultural Practicesen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Human and Environmental Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionHealth & Human Sciences Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionGeography, Environment and Agriculture
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture and Environment Research Unit
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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