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On the contribution of modelling to multifunctional agriculture: Learning from comparisons by Jeroen C.J. Groot; Walter A.H. Rossing; Muriel Tichit; Nadine Turpin; André Jellema; Jacques Baudry; Peter H. Verburg; Luc Doyen; Gerrie W.J. van de Ven is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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In this paper a set of criteria is proposed for the evaluation of the potential contribution of modelling tools to strengthening the multifunctionality of agriculture. The four main areas of evaluation are (1) policy relevance, (2) the temporal resolution and scope, (3) the degree to which spatial and socio-institutional scales and heterogeneity are addressed and (4) the level of integration in the assessment of scientific dimensions and of the multiple functions of agriculture. The evaluative criteria are applied to the portfolio of modelling approaches developed and applied in a joint project of the French research institute INRA and the Dutch Wageningen University & Research Centre. The CLUE-S model focuses on prediction of changes in multifunctional land-use at regional scale, given a set of predetermined scenarios or policy variants, e.g. for ex-ante policy assessment and initiation of discussions on regional development. The two other modelling approaches are complementary and aim to address multifunctional farming activities. The Landscape IMAGES framework generates a range of static images of possible but sometimes distant futures for multifunctional farming activities in a
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- Author
- Jeroen C.J. Groot; Walter A.H. Rossing; Muriel Tichit; Nadine Turpin; André Jellema; Jacques Baudry; Peter H. Verburg; Luc Doyen; Gerrie W.J. van de Ven
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0301-4797)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)