Rural Landscapes and Agricultural Policies in Europe

Abstract

Multifunctional Concepts, Societal Demand and Impact Assessment.- The Operational Framework of the MEA-Scope Project.- Agricultural Activities, Rural Areas and Natural Environment: Drawing Up the Frontiers of the Multifunctionality Concept.- Multifunctionality Concepts: A Critical Assessment of the Framework Approaches.- Societal Demand for Commodity and Non-commodity Outputs - A Regional Perspective.- TOP-MARD Problematique, Structure and Progress - The Case of Norway.- Modelling of Policy Induced Structural Change and Adaptation of Agricultural Practices.- The MEA-Scope Modelling Approach.- A Scenario-Wise Analysis of Economic and Environmental Impacts in the MEA-Scope Case Study Regions.- Recreating Context in Spatial Modelling of Agricultural Landscapes.- Spatial Characteristics of Land Use Patterns in Mugello (Central Italy) and Policy Impacts on Their Environmental Outputs.- Linking Scales, Policy Issues and Impacts.- Scaling from Farm to Landscape.- Analysing Exemplary Policy Issues Using the MEA-Scope Framework.- Implementing the Indicators of the MEA-Scope Multifunctionality Impact Assessment Approach: A Gap Between Supply and Demand of NCOs?.- Regional and Local Case Study Stories of a Europe in Change.- Environmental Impacts of Pillar I and II with Specific Respect to Designated Areas - Results from the MEA-Scope Case Study in Germany.- Validation of an Agent-Based, Spatio-Temporal Model for Farming in the River Gudena Landscape. Results from the MEA-Scope Case Study in Denmark.- Impacts of Three Direct Payment Options on Farm Structure, Economic Performance and Production Pattern: Results from the MEA-Scope Case Study in Italy.- Possibilities for the Development of Mixed Crop-Beef Farming in the Ko?cian Region Based on Natural Fodder Resources. Results from the MEA-Scope Case Study in Poland.- Multifunctional Farming and Survival Strategies in the Borsodi Floodplain.