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R B M Huirne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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identifying and ranking attributes that determine Sustainability in dutch dairy farming
Agriculture and Human Values, 2005Co-Authors: K J Calker, G W J Giesen, P B M Berentsen, R B M HuirneAbstract:Recent developments in agriculture have stirred up interest in the concept of “sustainable” farming systems. Still it is difficult to determine the extent to which certain agricultural practices can be considered sustainable or not. Aiming at identifying the necessary attributes with respect to Sustainability in Dutch dairy farming in the beginning of the third millennium, we first compiled a list of attributes referring to all farming activities with their related side effects with respect to economic, internal social, external social, and Ecological Sustainability. A wide range of people (i.e., experts and stakeholders) were consulted to contribute to our list of attributes. Our consultation showed that only one attribute was selected for economic and internal social Sustainability: profitability and working conditions, respectively. The list for external social Sustainability contained 19 attributes and the list for Ecological Sustainability contained 15 attributes. To assess their relative importance, the same experts and stakeholders ranked the attributes for external social and Ecological Sustainability by using a questionnaire. The most important attributes for external social Sustainability were food safety, animal health, animal welfare, landscape quality, and cattle grazing. For Ecological Sustainability they were eutrophication, groundwater pollution, dehydration of the soil, acidification, and biodiversity. The present method for identifying and ranking attributes is universal and, therefore, can be used for other agricultural sectors, for other countries, and for other time periods.
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an lp model to analyse economic and Ecological Sustainability on dutch dairy farms model presentation and application for experimental farm de marke
Agricultural Systems, 2004Co-Authors: K J Van Calker, G W J Giesen, P B M Berentsen, I M J De Boer, R B M HuirneAbstract:Abstract Farm level modelling can be used to determine how farm management adjustments and environmental policy affect different Sustainability indicators. In this paper indicators were included in a dairy farm LP (linear programming)-model to analyse the effects of environmental policy and management measures on economic and Ecological Sustainability on Dutch dairy farms. For analysing Ecological Sustainability, seven indicators were included in the model: eutrophication potential, nitrate concentration in groundwater, water use, acidification potential, global warming potential, terrestrial ecotoxicity, and aquatic ecotoxicity. Net farm income was included for measuring economic Sustainability. The farm structure of “De Marke” formed the basis for three optimisations: (1) basis situation without environmental policy, (2) situation with Dutch environmental policy for 2004, and (3) situation with farm management measures applied at “De Marke”. The Dutch environmental policy was included to comply with the EC nitrate directive. It resulted in lower fertiliser use and consequently in a decrease in sales of maize. This led to a decrease in net farm income of ca. €2500. Including this policy improved most used Ecological indicators (except for ecotoxicity) and showed to be an effective tool to reduce the environmental impact of dairy farming. Adapting the model with farm management measures applied at experimental farm “De Marke” resulted in even better Ecological performance compared to the situation with environmental policy. Nonetheless this increase in Ecological performance led to a considerably lower net farm income (€14,500).
Ana Valenzuela G Zapata - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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geographical indications terroir and socioeconomic and Ecological Sustainability the case of tequila
Journal of Rural Studies, 2009Co-Authors: Sarah Bowen, Ana Valenzuela G ZapataAbstract:Abstract In this paper, we use the case of tequila to examine the potential for geographical indications (GIs) to contribute to socioeconomic and environmental Sustainability. GIs are place-based names (e.g., Champagne, Roquefort) that convey the geographical origin, as well as the cultural and historical identity, of agricultural products. The GI for tequila was established by the Mexican government in 1974, making it the oldest GI, and one of the best-recognized, outside of Europe. Here, we examine the social, economic, and Ecological impacts that the agave–tequila industry has had on one community in tequila's region of origin, the town of Amatitan. We show that persistent cycles of surplus and shortage of agave and changing production relations in the agave–tequila industry have led to: (1) economic insecurity among farm households; (2) increased use of chemical inputs, at the expense of more labor-intensive cultivation practices; and (3) overall declines in fertilizer application, especially during periods in which there is a surplus of agave. We argue that the negative effects of the agave–tequila industry on the local economy and environment are due to the failure of the GI for tequila to value the ways in which the terroir of tequila's region of origin have contributed to its specific properties. We conclude by using this case to discuss more generally the relationship between the protection of place-based products (known collectively as geographical indications) and social and environmental Sustainability.
Roberta Moruzzo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social farming in the promotion of social Ecological Sustainability in rural and periurban areas
Sustainability, 2016Co-Authors: Marina Garciallorente, Cristiano Rossignoli, Francesco Paolo Di Iacovo, Roberta MoruzzoAbstract:Rural areas are facing a spectrum of landscape changes and vulnerability as a consequence of financial and environmental crises. Innovative approaches are required to maintain the provision of social services and manage ecosystem services in these areas. We explore the capacity of social farming to create viable and sustainable rural and periurban areas according to a social-Ecological perspective. We use the key elements of social-Ecological systems under social farming practices to analyse (1) the role of local communities and non-formal institutions; (2) the involvement of target stakeholders; and (3) the explicit connection between agroecosystems and human wellbeing. To do so, we selected and described four cases of local social farming initiatives in terms of the key elements of social-Ecological systems and conducted a literature review to provide an overview of the explicit impact of social farming on the quality of life. We found that social farming illustrates hybrid governance solutions beyond market instruments that could be applied for the governance of agroecosystems. It can also provide a range of other wellbeing and cultural ecosystem services to rural and urban inhabitants. Greater cooperation between social farming and ecosystem service science could rebound in rural landscape Sustainability.
Petteri Vihervaara - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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National ecosystem service indicators: Measures of social-Ecological Sustainability
Ecological Indicators, 2016Co-Authors: Laura Mononen, Mia Rönkä, A. L. Ahokumpu, N. Aarras, E. Viirret, Ari Pekka Auvinen, Timo Kumpula, Henrik Tolvanen, Matti Kamppinen, Petteri VihervaaraAbstract:Until present, it has been challenging to turn the concept of ecosystem services into a practical tool in the formulation of day-to-day policies on a national or regional scale. This is largely due to the overarching nature of the concept of ecosystems services (ESs) and the lack of concrete ecosystem service typologies. In this paper, we describe the foundation process of a national ecosystem service indicator framework for Finland, beginning with the selection of nationally important ESs. We also evaluate how this set of national indicators could be scaled down to regional circumstances, or integrated in the international ecosystem assessment processes. Our aim was to develop a national framework that complies both with national circumstances and with international typologies such as the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) and the cascade model. We developed indicators for 28 ecosystem services (10 provisioning, 12 regulating and maintenance, and 6 cultural services), a set of four indicators for every stage of the cascade model; altogether 112 indicators. We hope that the indicator framework draws attention to questions of resilience by providing information on the different aspects of ecosystem functioning that are crucial to the provisioning of ecosystem services. Furthermore, we hope to highlight the societal dependence on ecosystem services by providing indicators of both benefits and values. Besides higher-level decision-making processes, our attempt was to provide novel ecosystem service information for regional environmental managers and decision-makers, as well as the wider public interested in local issues. Integrating both Ecological and socio-economic data into one platform may help to bridge the gap between science and practical decision-making resulting in more sustainable environmental management.
Sarah Bowen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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geographical indications terroir and socioeconomic and Ecological Sustainability the case of tequila
Journal of Rural Studies, 2009Co-Authors: Sarah Bowen, Ana Valenzuela G ZapataAbstract:Abstract In this paper, we use the case of tequila to examine the potential for geographical indications (GIs) to contribute to socioeconomic and environmental Sustainability. GIs are place-based names (e.g., Champagne, Roquefort) that convey the geographical origin, as well as the cultural and historical identity, of agricultural products. The GI for tequila was established by the Mexican government in 1974, making it the oldest GI, and one of the best-recognized, outside of Europe. Here, we examine the social, economic, and Ecological impacts that the agave–tequila industry has had on one community in tequila's region of origin, the town of Amatitan. We show that persistent cycles of surplus and shortage of agave and changing production relations in the agave–tequila industry have led to: (1) economic insecurity among farm households; (2) increased use of chemical inputs, at the expense of more labor-intensive cultivation practices; and (3) overall declines in fertilizer application, especially during periods in which there is a surplus of agave. We argue that the negative effects of the agave–tequila industry on the local economy and environment are due to the failure of the GI for tequila to value the ways in which the terroir of tequila's region of origin have contributed to its specific properties. We conclude by using this case to discuss more generally the relationship between the protection of place-based products (known collectively as geographical indications) and social and environmental Sustainability.
