Multifunctional Agriculture and the Preservation of Environmental Benefits

Artikel

We investigate environmental aspects of agriculture from a welfare economic perspective and show that both positive and negative effects exhibit the character of undepletable externalities. To internalise these externalities while taking equity concerns into account, we propose compensation of farmers and forest managers according to the marginal external benefit of their land and a combination of charges and subsidies to improve rural water quality. This is consistent with efficiency requirements, would not cause additional market distortions, and leave the property rights on the land with the farmers while assigning the right on clean air and water to the consumers.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics ; ISSN: 2235-6282 ; Volume: 143 ; Year: 2007 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 449-470 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water ; Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources
• Thema: agriculture ; externalities ; land allocation ; multifunctionality ; property rights

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Hediger, Werner ; Lehmann, Bernard
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Springer
• (wo): Heidelberg
• (wann): 2007

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1007/BF03399246
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/185880
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ