Overview

Significant advances have occurred in recent years in Europe and in North America in addressing agri-environmental policies, but whilst 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. This is the main purpose of this book.

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Author:   Stephan J Goetz (Pennsylvania State University, USA) ,  Floor Brouwer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   22
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415777025

ISBN 10:   041577702
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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Pennsylvania State University, USA LEI-DLO Agricultural Economics Research Institute, the Netherlands

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