[HTML][HTML] Towards nutrient neutrality: A review of agricultural runoff mitigation strategies and the development of a decision-making framework

MJL Juncal, P Masino, E Bertone, RA Stewart - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nutrient runoff from agriculture practices poses a significant risk to waterway health and can
have long-lasting and complex implications for the environment, ecosystems, and the …

Farmer perspectives and practices regarding water pollution control programmes in Scotland

AP Barnes, J Willock, C Hall, L Toma - Agricultural water management, 2009 - Elsevier
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) were introduced in response to the Nitrates Directive
(91/676/EEC) which states that all EU countries must reduce the nitrate in drinking water to a …

[PDF][PDF] Implementing and complying with EU governance outputs

O Treib - 2006 - edoc.vifapol.de
This essay takes stock of the literature on how European Union policies are being put into
practice by the member states. It first provides an overview of the historical evolution of the …

EU Nitrates Directive, from theory to practice: Environmental effectiveness and influence of regional governance on its performance

A Musacchio, V Re, J Mas-Pla, E Sacchi - Ambio, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Despite the European Nitrate Directive (ND) being issued almost 30 years ago,
groundwater nitrate contamination is still a serious threat to ecosystems and human health …

Management, regulation and environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilization in northwestern Europe under the Nitrates Directive; a benchmark study

HJM Van Grinsven, HFM Ten Berge, T Dalgaard… - …, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Implementation of the Nitrates Directive (NiD) and its environmental impacts were compared
for member states in the northwest of the European Union (Ireland, United Kingdom …

Integrated assessment of promising measures to decrease nitrogen losses from agriculture in EU-27

O Oenema, HP Witzke, Z Klimont, JP Lesschen… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2009 - Elsevier
Following the recognition of the detrimental effects of nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture in
the European Union (EU) on human health and environment, series of environmental policy …

Comparing a 'budge'to a 'nudge': Farmer responses to voluntary and compulsory compliance in a water quality management regime

AP Barnes, L Toma, J Willock, C Hall - Journal of Rural Studies, 2013 - Elsevier
A set of choice related interventions exist for 'nudging'individuals towards socially desirable
behaviours. Conversely, regulation, which we refer as 'budging', implies a reduction in the …

Utilising a farmer typology to understand farmer behaviour towards water quality management: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in Scotland

AP Barnes, J Willock, L Toma, C Hall - Journal of Environmental …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) are employed as compulsory instruments to meet standards
on EU water quality. Farmers operating in NVZs face a number of restrictions on agricultural …

Time lag: a methodology for the estimation of vertical and horizontal travel and flushing timescales to nitrate threshold concentrations in Irish aquifers

O Fenton, RPO Schulte, P Jordan, STJ Lalor… - … Science & Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Europe aims, inter alia, to achieve at least
“good” water quality status by 2015 by mitigating the causes of pollution. However, with the …

Livestock farmer perceptions of successful collaborative arrangements for manure exchange: a study in Denmark

M Asai, V Langer, P Frederiksen, BH Jacobsen - Agricultural systems, 2014 - Elsevier
Fulfilling the targets of the European Nitrate Directive (91/676/EEC) and the Water
Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) has required governments to take action to prevent …