Soil conservation policies: conditions for their effectiveness in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ldr.1066/abstract" target="_blank" >http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ldr.1066/abstract</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1066" target="_blank" >10.1002/ldr.1066</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Soil conservation policies: conditions for their effectiveness in the Czech Republic
Original language description
The paper is focused on the assessment of the institutions and policies targeted at soil conservation in order to explain the degree to which they are effective and why. The study was carried out at both national and regional level (Svratka River basin)to document the performance of policies. The most important types of soil degradation in the case study area are soil erosion, soil compaction and loss of organic matter. Farming adds to soil degradation because soil protection practices are not applied.Farmers lack motivation to protect soil when they do not trust policies. Evidence from the case study area suggests that agri-environmental schemes are the most effective policy. Land consolidation could be more successful if the process is better managed. The Law on Soil Protection is not a powerful tool to prevent land degradation because it is not enforced sufficiently. Farmers currently do not have partners in the case study area who could facilitate policy implementation. A lack of
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GA - Agricultural economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK
Others
Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Land Degradation & Development
ISSN
1099-145X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
22
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
124-133
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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