Abstract
Agricultural landscapes affect regional development and competitiveness in a way far beyond the production of agricultural commodities. However, comprehensive assessments of the relevant cause-effects between agricultural landscape and regional competitiveness are complex and they require a range of ecological, economic and social aspects to be considered. This study proposes an stakeholder-based ‘Analytic Network Process’ applied in nine European case-study areas in order to assess the role of economic actors, ecosystem services, socio-economic benefits and regional competitiveness in the agricultural landscape system. The results reveal that agricultural food production is still perceived as a major element for creating value from landscapes. However in some case studies, the importance of non-marketable, socio-cultural and environmental public good-type ecosystem services outweighs the importance of agricultural production. Region-specific variations of cause-effect relationships are discussed and a range of drivers, related to biophysical conditions, land-use patterns, agricultural management and remoteness are identified. Our study reveals the perception of non-monetary services and their impact on regional competitiveness and provides considerations on entry points for rural policies promoting landscape valorisation.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 735-745 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Land Use Policy |
| Volume | 76 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
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Keywords
- Analytic Network Process
- Common Agricultural Policy
- Landscape valorisation
- Participatory approach
- Rural competitiveness
- Stakeholders
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Agricultural landscapes, ecosystem services and regional competitiveness—Assessing drivers and mechanisms in nine European case study areas. / Schaller, Lena; Targetti, Stefano; Villanueva, Anastasio J.; Zasada, Ingo; Kantelhardt, Jochen; Arriaza, Manuel; Bal, Tufan; Fedrigotti, Valérie Bossi; Giray, F. Handan; Häfner, Kati; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Nikolov, Dimitre; Paoli, Jean Christophe; Piorr, Annette; Rodríguez-Entrena, Macario; Ungaro, Fabrizio; Verburg, Peter H.; van Zanten, Boris; Viaggi, Davide.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Agricultural landscapes, ecosystem services and regional competitiveness—Assessing drivers and mechanisms in nine European case study areas
AU - Schaller,Lena
AU - Targetti,Stefano
AU - Villanueva,Anastasio J.
AU - Zasada,Ingo
AU - Kantelhardt,Jochen
AU - Arriaza,Manuel
AU - Bal,Tufan
AU - Fedrigotti,Valérie Bossi
AU - Giray,F. Handan
AU - Häfner,Kati
AU - Majewski,Edward
AU - Malak-Rawlikowska,Agata
AU - Nikolov,Dimitre
AU - Paoli,Jean Christophe
AU - Piorr,Annette
AU - Rodríguez-Entrena,Macario
AU - Ungaro,Fabrizio
AU - Verburg,Peter H.
AU - van Zanten,Boris
AU - Viaggi,Davide
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Agricultural landscapes affect regional development and competitiveness in a way far beyond the production of agricultural commodities. However, comprehensive assessments of the relevant cause-effects between agricultural landscape and regional competitiveness are complex and they require a range of ecological, economic and social aspects to be considered. This study proposes an stakeholder-based ‘Analytic Network Process’ applied in nine European case-study areas in order to assess the role of economic actors, ecosystem services, socio-economic benefits and regional competitiveness in the agricultural landscape system. The results reveal that agricultural food production is still perceived as a major element for creating value from landscapes. However in some case studies, the importance of non-marketable, socio-cultural and environmental public good-type ecosystem services outweighs the importance of agricultural production. Region-specific variations of cause-effect relationships are discussed and a range of drivers, related to biophysical conditions, land-use patterns, agricultural management and remoteness are identified. Our study reveals the perception of non-monetary services and their impact on regional competitiveness and provides considerations on entry points for rural policies promoting landscape valorisation.
AB - Agricultural landscapes affect regional development and competitiveness in a way far beyond the production of agricultural commodities. However, comprehensive assessments of the relevant cause-effects between agricultural landscape and regional competitiveness are complex and they require a range of ecological, economic and social aspects to be considered. This study proposes an stakeholder-based ‘Analytic Network Process’ applied in nine European case-study areas in order to assess the role of economic actors, ecosystem services, socio-economic benefits and regional competitiveness in the agricultural landscape system. The results reveal that agricultural food production is still perceived as a major element for creating value from landscapes. However in some case studies, the importance of non-marketable, socio-cultural and environmental public good-type ecosystem services outweighs the importance of agricultural production. Region-specific variations of cause-effect relationships are discussed and a range of drivers, related to biophysical conditions, land-use patterns, agricultural management and remoteness are identified. Our study reveals the perception of non-monetary services and their impact on regional competitiveness and provides considerations on entry points for rural policies promoting landscape valorisation.
KW - Analytic Network Process
KW - Common Agricultural Policy
KW - Landscape valorisation
KW - Participatory approach
KW - Rural competitiveness
KW - Stakeholders
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DO - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.001
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JO - Land Use Policy
T2 - Land Use Policy
JF - Land Use Policy
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