Multifunctionality The Policy Implications

Multifunctionality The Policy Implications
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9264104534

Building on the path-breaking work Multifunctionality: Towards an Analytical Framework, this report takes the subject a step further. It attempts to guide policy-makers to the best possible decisions taking account of the multifunctional character of agriculture.

Sustainable Development of Multifunctional Landscapes

Sustainable Development of Multifunctional Landscapes
Author: Katharina Helming
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662052407

New demands on landscapes and natural resources call for multifunctional approaches to land development. Tools are required to identify the effects of land management on landscape sustainability and to support the decision-making process on the multipurpose utilisation of landscape resources. Scientists from across Europe installed the "Landscape Tomorrow" network to be prepared for new challenges in research to sustainable land development in an international perspective. This publication analyses general principles of landscape multifunctionality, develops methods to assess the sustainability of agricultural and forestry land management and identifies strategies of sustainable land management. Moreover, it contributes to the scientific basis for future land development strategies and helps support land use decision-making on the political, planning and management level.

Multifunctional Land Use

Multifunctional Land Use
Author: Ülo Mander
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2007-05-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3540367632

This book is a major contribution to the debate on future land development strategies, as well as helping to supporting land use decision making at all levels. Scientists from across Europe installed the Landscape Tomorrow network to prepare for upcoming challenges in research on sustainable land development. The book’s interdisciplinary perspective analyses, among other things, the general principles of land use multifunctionality and reports on a variety of success stories.

The European Model of Agriculture

The European Model of Agriculture
Author: Michael Cardwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780199242160

Michael Cardwell's study assesses whether the EU can create a new leglislative framework that is feasible and which will placate the WTO and its drive towards world domination.

Grain Subsidies in Ukraine

Grain Subsidies in Ukraine
Author: Kateryna Zelenska
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9004353690

Grain Subsidies in Ukraine is the first attempt to examine impact of international trade law on Ukrainian policies in the cereals sector. The author focuses on instruments of state support for agricultural producers. Those are examined in their compliance with Ukraine’s WTO commitments. The other central component of the book is the effect of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on the the country’s policy space. The treaty contains legal approximation provisions, which may have a farreaching impact on Ukrainian agricultural regulation. In this regard, the agreement is compared to other free trade agreements signed by Ukraine. Another focal point is the question to what extent Ukraine could make use of the EU agricultural aid practice. Although certain EU experience is found to be useful, the book generally advocates reducing distortive policies in Ukraine by substituting subsidies with market-based instruments.

Social Entrepreneurship, Social Business and the Multi-functionality of Urban Agriculture

Social Entrepreneurship, Social Business and the Multi-functionality of Urban Agriculture
Author: Lily Kiminami
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2022-04-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811917620

This is the first book to clarify the relationships between multi-functions of urban agriculture, creative classes, and social business in China and Japan. Specifically, it constructs a new framework showing how these factors contribute to the sustainability of cities by introducing the mixed methods research of structural equation modeling and the trajectory equifinality model. Policy implications drawn from the research suggests that governments should provide opportunities to create a virtuous cycle to improve the accumulation of social capital in order to attract those who think creatively. It is widely agreed that a sustainable city should meet the needs of the present generation without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. However, there has been no completely agreed-upon definition for what a sustainable city should be nor upon the paradigm for what components should be included. On the other hand, there is a possibility that the multi-functions of urban agriculture may attract especially those who are thinking creatively. These creative thinkers have a high level of social capital, pay attention to social issues, and are greatly motivated to find solutions through social enterprises such as agriculture-related business.

Agriculture and International Trade

Agriculture and International Trade
Author: Michael Cardwell
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851998466

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has had a fundamental impact on agricultural policy worldwide. The new WTO agreements will cover agriculture,sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade and trade in intellectual property rights. This book addresses the interface between the law of international agricultural trade, the emerging legal and economic order for agricultural trade under the auspices of the WTO, and its impact on agricultural policy reform both in the European Union and the USA. With contributions from leading authorities in the appropriate areas.