Landscape Amenities Economic Assessment of Agricultural Landscapes /

• Main Authors: Vanslembrouck, Isabel (Author), Huylenbroeck, Guido van (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Landscape Series ; 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Agricultural economics.; Life Sciences.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Environmental Management.; Agricultural Economics.

Provision of landscape amenities, assured by farmers in addition to their economic function to produce food and fibre, has contributed to a reassessment of the place of agriculture in society. Farming should be regarded as 'multifunctional' whereby diverse roles fulfilled by farmers can be...

Table of Contents:

• Multifunctionality of Agriculture
• Multifunctionality in a Theoretical Framework
• Valuing the Outputs of Multifunctional Agriculture
• Landscape Amenities from Agriculture
• Demand for Landscape Amenities from Agriculture
• Rural Tourism
• Impact from Agriculture on Rural Tourism
• Measuring the Recreational Value of the Agricultural Landscape
• Supply of Landscape Amenities from Agriculture
• Farmers’ Supply of Landscape Amenities
• Belgian Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Agri-Environmental Measures
• Farmers’ Participation in Several Agri-Environmental Schemes: A European Perspective
• General Conclusions
• Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.