New Perspectives on Agri-environmental Policies: A multidisciplinary and transatlantic approach

ISBN-13: 9780415516884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 304 str.

Stephan J. Goetz; Floor Brouwer

Opis

Significant advances have occurred in recent years in Europe and in North America in addressing agri-environmental policies. Land use issues tend to be more pressing in Europe than in the US as a whole because of different spatial exigencies. Because these advances have taken place within individual academic disciplines, there has been something of a loss of synergy and often efforts are duplicated. While important institutional and legal differences still exist between the two continents, the sharing of recent scientific advances will benefit scientists on both sides of the Atlantic and this is the main purpose of this book. The primary features of the book are threefold. First, the authors aim to identify options for policy to overcome the challenges ahead related to future agri-environmental policies. Second, they synthesize existing knowledge and identify gaps in current knowledge along with future research needs. Finally, they explicitly compare agri-environmental interactions and approaches to their resolution in Europe and in the US. This is the only major book of its kind that focuses specifically on the intersection between agricultural and environmental policies and issues. Furthermore, the multi-disciplinary approach taken in the volume, as well as the inclusion of authors from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, makes the book unique. This book will be of most value to university faculty and students interested in agriculture and the environment on both sides of the Atlantic, the text should also be of interest to informed laypersons as well as policymakers.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part One: Understanding Current Relations Between Agriculture and Environment  2. Land Use Transitions, Demographic Change and Perceptions of Place  3. Payments for Environmental Services from Farming; What is the Role for Governments? An OECD Perspective  4. Agri-environmental Programs in the US and the EU  5. Evaluation of Agricultural Land Preservation Programs  6. Public Preferences for Protecting Working Landscapes  7 . Small Feet, Big Tracks: The Potential Economic Effects of Critical Habitat Designation on the Economy of Southeastern Wyoming  Part Two: New Perspectives on Modelling Agri-environmental Relations  8. Multi-scale Integrated Analysis of Land Use Change  9. Multifunctionality and Land Use Policy: An Application of Non-market Valuation to Urban Fringe Farm and Forest Preservation  10. Agent-based Land use Models for Teaching, Extension and Collaborative Learning  Part Three: The Scope for Emerging Policies 11. Castles or Cattle? Community Economics and Policy Alternatives in the Competition for Ranch Open Space Values  12. Using the Past to Create a Sustainable Future for Agriculture: The Impact of Federal Farm Policy on Environmental and Social Landscape Change in Iowa  13. Compliance with Standards in European Agriculture vis-à-vis Main Competitors on the World Market; A Comparative Approach on Public Benefits  14. Designing Efficient Agri-environmental Schemes Under Consideration of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Europe  15. The Future of Farmland Preservation Programs: From Retention and Viability to Resiliency  16. Summary and Conclusion: What we have Learned