Development of indicators for assessment of the environmental impact of livestock farming in Ireland using the Agri-environmental Footprint Index

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 18; pp. 149 - 162
• Main Authors: Louwagie, Geertrui, Northey, Greg, Finn, John A., Purvis, Gordon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Agri-environment schemes; agroecosystems; Assessments; biodiversity; climate; dairy farming; Ecological risk assessment; Environmental assessment; environmental impact; environmental quality; farm management; Farming; farming systems; Grasses; Indicators; Ireland; issues and policy; landscapes; livestock; Mathematical models; monitoring; Multi-criteria analysis; Multi-metric indicators; Nutrients; Participatory approach; Policies; Policy analysis; risk; risk assessment; stakeholders; Ireland; Eire; Environmental assessment; Multi-metric indicators; Agri-environment schemes; Multi-criteria analysis; Policy analysis; Participatory approach
• ISSN: 1470-160X; 1872-7034
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.003

▸ Development of context-specific indicators to assess farm-scale environmental impacts of agriculture. ▸ Multi-metric indicators combine several relevant indicators for assessment of more complex environmental targets. ▸ Expert and stakeholder input are essential in developing meaningful context-sp...