Multifunctional rural land management : economics and policies / edited by Floor Brouwer and C. Martijn van der Heide.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brouwer, Floor.

Heide, C. Martijn van der.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Economic aspects.

Land use, Rural.

Land use, Rural--Environmental aspects.

Sustainable development.

Multiple use management areas.

Landscape protection.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.

Summary:

The increasing demand for rural land and its natural resources is creating competition and conflicts. Many interested parties, including farmers, nature conservationists, rural residents and tourists, compete for the same space. Especially indensely populated areas, agriculture, recreation, urban and suburban growth and infrastructure development exert a constant pressure on rural areas. Because land is a finite resource, spatial policies that are formulated and implemented to increase the area allocated to on use imply a decrease in land available for other uses. As a result, at many locations, multi-purpose land use is becoming increasingly important. This notion of multi-purpose land use is reflected in the term multifunctionality.

This volume provides insights into viable strategies of sustainable management practices allowing multiple functions sustained by agriculture and natural resources in rural areas. It shows how the rural economy and policies can balance and cope with these competing demands and includes numerous case studies from Europe, North America and developing countries.

Contents:

1 Natural Resource Management: Globalization and Regional Integration / Floor Brouwer, C. Martijn van der Heide 1

Part I Setting the Stage: Challenges and Reviews

2 The Biodiversity Policy Context of Multifunctional Rural Land Management / Leon C. Braat 17

3 The Further Development of Agri-environmental Schemes: Extending and Defending Conservation Values / Ian Hodge 33

4 Economic Issues Surrounding Nature Conservation in Rural Areas / Philip Bagnoli 53

Part II Appreciate the Prerequisite: Perspectives on Land

5 A Sustainable Management of Nature Reserves / Nir Becker 83

6 Farmland Conservation in The Netherlands and British Columbia, Canada / Geerte Cotteleer, Tracy Stobbe, G. Cornelis van Kooten 105

7 Economic Development and Biodiversity: The Environmental Kuznets Curve in a Policy Assessment Tool / Geert Woltjer 125

Part III Reorientations and Openings: Agri-environmental Programmes

8 Factors Influencing Private Transaction Costs Related to Agri-environmental Schemes in Europe / Evy Mettepenningen, Guido Van Huylenbroeck 145

9 Compensation or Conservation Payments for Farmers? Exploring Opportunities for Agri-environmental Schemes in The Netherlands / Raymond Schrijver, Dale Rudrum, Herbert Diemont, Tanja de Koeijer 169

10 The Provision of Public Goods from Agriculture: Observations from Agri-environmental Policies in the US / Sergey Rabotyagov, Hongli Feng 187

Part IV Creating a Common Currency: Landscape Values

11 Changing Rural Landscapes: Demand and Supply of Public Services in The Netherlands / Roel Jongeneel, Nico Polman, Louis Slangen 213

12 How Do Farms' Economic and Technical Dynamics Contribute to Landscape Patterns? / Claudine Thenail, Pierre Dupraz, Michel Pech, Nadine Turpin, Géraldine Ducos, Lucie Winckler, Pascal Barillé, Alexandre Joannon, Jacques Baudry, Didier Le Coeur, Laurence Hubert-Moy 235

13 When Rural Landscapes Change Functionality: Examples from Contrasting Case Studies in Portugal and Denmark / Teresa Pinto-Correia, Jφrgen Primdahl 255

14 Historical Perspectives on the Development of Multifunctional Landscapes: A Case Study from the UK Uplands / Dugald Tinch, Nick Hanley, Martin Dallimer, Paulette Posen, Szvetlana Acs, Kevin J. Gaston, Paul R. Armsworth 277

Part V Outlook: Emerging Perspectives of Resource Management in Rural Areas

15 Multifunctional Towns: Effects of New Retail Developments in Rural Areas / Eveline S. van Leeuwen, Piet Rietveld, Peter Nijkamp 297

16 Rural Areas in Transition: A Developing World Perspective / Teunis van Rheenen, Tewodaj Mengistu 319

17 Conclusions and Prospects / Floor Brouwer, C. Martijn van der Heide 335.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844075775

184407577X

OCLC:

270231090