Effect of Urbanization on the Adoption of Environmental Management Systems in Canadian Agriculture

Brady Deaton, Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Udith, Donna Ramirez, Mike Trant and Alfons Weersink

No 19563, 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This study examines the extent to which farming practices have adjusted to the presence of urbanization in Canada. In particular, we compare the adoption rates for environmental management systems (EMSs) by farmers close to urbanized areas versus those in more rural, isolated regions. Using information from a national survey of 16,053 farmers, eight EMSs are considered. We find that farmers operating close to the urban milieu demonstrate strategic behavior by selecting more environmentally-friendly farm management practices to overcome social and regulatory pressures from such communities compared to those farmers that operate in rural communities.

Keywords: Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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Working Paper: Effect of Urbanization on the Adoption of Environmental Management Systems in Canadian Agriculture (2005)
Journal Article: Effect of urbanisation on the adoption of environmental management systems in Canadian agriculture (2007)
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