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Title Water quality and agriculture : meeting the policy challenge
Published Paris : OECD, [2012]
©2012
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Description 1 online resource (155 pages) : color illustrations
Series OECD studies on water, 2224-5081
OECD studies on water.
Contents Foreword -- Key Messages -- Executive Summary -- Linking policies, farm management and water quality -- Agriculture and water quality -- Monetary costs and benefits of agriculture's impact on water systems -- OECD policy instruments and mixes addressing water quality issues in agriculture -- OECD policy experiences in addressing water quality issues in agriculture -- Moving towards sustainable water quality management in agriculture
Summary Annotation Improving water quality is consistently ranked as a top environmental concern in OECD public opinion surveys. The key challenges for policy makers in addressing water quality issues in agriculture are to reduce water pollution while encourage benefits, such as maintaining aquatic life. This book examines linking policies, farm management and water quality. It looks at recent trends and prospects for water pollution from agriculture and the implications of climate change. It assesses the costs and benefits of agriculture's impact on water systems, and presents a series of case studies. Finally the report provides a set of recommendations for countries for meeting the challenge of improving agricultural water quality
Notes "The principal author of this report was Kevin Parris"--Page 3
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (OECD iLibrary, viewed Mar. 13, 2012)
Subject Agricultural pollution -- Government policy -- OECD countries.
Agricultural pollution -- OECD countries.
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Government policy -- OECD countries.
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- OECD countries.
Farm management -- OECD countries.
Water quality management -- Government policy -- OECD countries.
Water quality management -- OECD countries.
Water quality -- Government policy -- OECD countries.
Water quality -- OECD countries.
Form Electronic book
Author Parris, Kevin.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
ISBN 1780406029 (electronic bk.)
9264168052 (print)
9264168060 (pdf)
9781780406022 (electronic bk.)
9789264168053 (print)
9789264168060 (pdf)