Lage aller Zusammenkünfte verschiedenster Interessengemeinschaften im Stadtgebiet Erkrath.
This subproject aims to analyze the fragmentation of forest policy at both an international and national level for the selected countries, employing a discourse analysis approach. It is split into two sub-subprojects (SSPs). 'SSPa' conducts an analysis of discursive genealogies of forest policy in Germany, Sweden, and the US. 'SSPb' investigates the history of forest related discourses in three global environmental policy processes (UNFF, CBD, and UNFCCC). In doing so, both SSPs follow a three step procedure: In the first work package, relevant literature is reviewed and a theoretical and analytical framework is developed. In the second work package, empirical data (mostly formal and informal policy documents) are gathered and analyzed. In the third work package, emphasis is placed on the role of political 'elites' in the creation of fragmented forest policy discourses at different levels; in-depth interviews with policy stakeholders and experts add another perspective to the analysis in this work package. The project is expected to develop a new understanding not only of the fragmentation of multi-level and multi-sector forest policy discourses, but also of the way in which 'discourse elites' interact with and within these discourses. The results of the work packages will be published in peer reviewed journals and discussed with policy stakeholders and scientists in conferences and workshops.
Farm structures are often characterized by regional heterogeneity, agglomeration effects, sub-optimal farm sizes and income disparities. The main objective of this study is to analyze whether this is a result of path dependent structural change, what the determinants of path dependence are, and how it may be overcome. The focus is on the German dairy sector which has been highly regulated and subsidized in the past and faces severe structural deficits. The future of this sector in the process of an ongoing liberalization will be analyzed by applying theoretical concepts of path dependence and path breaking. In these regards, key issues are the actual situation, technological and market trends as well as agricultural policies. The methodology will be based on a participative use of the agent-based model AgriPoliS and participatory laboratory experiments. On the one hand, AgriPoliS will be tested as a tool for stakeholder oriented analysis of mechanisms, trends and policy effects. This part aims to analyze whether and how path dependence of structural change can be overcome on a sector level. In a second part, AgriPoliS will be extended such that human players (farmers, students) can take over the role of agents in the model. This part aims to compare human agents with computer agents in order to overcome single farm path dependence.
In the last decades agricultural policy has gained increasingly in complexity. Nowadays it influences the food and agricultural sector from the global market down to the farm level. Widespread research questions, like the impact of the WTO negotiations on the farm structure, most often require comprehensive modeling frameworks. Thus, different types of models are utilized according to their comparative advantages and combined in a strategically useful way to more accurately represent micro and macro aspects of the food and agricultural sector. Consequently, in recent years we have seen an increase in the development and application of model linkages. Given this background, the overall objective of this subproject is a systematic sensitivity analysis of model linkages that gradually involves more and more characteristics of the linkage and the corresponding transfer of results between models. In addition, the project aims to answer the following specific question: How does structural change at the farm level influence aggregate supply and technical progress? Under which conditions is it possible to derive macro-relationships from micro-relationships? How does the aggregation level influence the model results and how can possible problems be overcome? This procedure is used to quantify the effects and to derive conditions for optimal interaction of the connected models. The analysis is based on the general equilibrium model GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) and the farm group model FARMIS (Farm Modelling Information System) which are employed in conjunction to analyze the effects of WTO negotiations on the farm level.
Dairy farming across Germany displays diverse production systems. Factor endowment, management, technology adoption as well as competitive dynamics in the local or regional land, agribusiness and dairy processing sectors contribute to this differentiation on farm level. These differences impact on the ability of dairy farms and regional dairy production systems to successfully respond to pressures arising from future market and policy changes. The overall objective of the research activities of which this project is a part of, is to develop a thorough understanding of the processes that govern the spatial dynamics of dairy farm development in different regions in Germany. The central hypothesis of this research project is that management system and technological choices differ systematically across local production and market conditions. The empirical approach will focus on the estimation of farm specific nonparametric cost functions for dairy farms located in across Germany differentiated by time and location. A spatially differentiated data base with information on input use, resource availability, as well as local market conditions for land and output markets will be compiled. The nonparametric approach is specifically suited to disclose a more accurate representation of dairy production system heterogeneity across locations and time compared to parametric concepts as it provides the necessary flexibility to accommodate non-linearities relevant for a wide domain of explanatory variables. The methodology employed goes beyond the state of the art of the literature as it combines kernel density estimation with a Bayesian sampling approach to provide theory consistent parameters for each farm in the data sample.The specific methodological hypothesis is that the nonparametric approach is superior to current parametric techniques and this hypothesis is tested using statistical model evaluation. Regarding the farm management and technological choices, we hypothesize that land suitability for feed production determines the farm intensity of dairy production and thus management and technological choices. With respect to the ability of farms to successfully respond to market pressures we hypothesize that farms at the upper and lower tail of the intensity distribution both can generate positive returns from dairy production. These last two hypotheses will be tested using the estimated spatially differentiated farm specific costs and marginal costs.The expected outcomes are of relevance for the agricultural sector and the food supply chain economy as a whole as fundamental market structure changes in the dairy sector are ongoing due to the abolition of the quota regulation in the years 2014/2015. Thus, exact knowledge about differences and development of dairy cost heterogeneity of farms within and between regions are an important factor for the actors involved in the market as well as the political support of this process.
Zielsetzung: Das gleichzeitige Streben nach mehr Holzernte gemäß den bioökonomischen Zielen und der Erhöhung des Waldschutzes gemäß der EU-Biodiversitätsstrategie ist in Regionen und Ländern mit derzeit intensiver Holzproduktion möglicherweise nicht gleichermaßen erreichbar. Die daraus resultierende Inkohärenz der Politik aufgrund von Zielkonflikten und inkongruenter Umsetzung wird wahrscheinlich verwirrend sein und möglicherweise die Multifunktionalität der Wälder beeinträchtigen. Die Förderung der Erhaltung der Waldökosysteme im Hinblick auf die zahlreichen Erwartungen der Gesellschaft ist ein entscheidendes Ziel der Forstwirtschaft und der Forschung. Frühere Forschung hat sich mit der Frage sich widersprechender Wald- und Umweltpolitik hauptsächlich aus der Sicht der Governance befasst, wobei der Schwerpunkt nicht auf den Auswirkungen der Inkohärenz oder auf den Auswirkungen und der Wirksamkeit von Policy-Mixen lag. Um neue Politiken und Forstwirtschaftspraktiken zu entwickeln, die die potenziellen Kompromisse zwischen verschiedenen sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Beiträgen identifizieren und in Einklang bringen können, ist eine systematische Analyse der Politik, ihrer Umsetzung und ihrer langfristigen Auswirkungen erforderlich. Unser Projekt plant, eine solche Analyse durchzuführen, um eine solide Grundlage für die Lösung der sozial-ökologischen Landnutzungskonflikte zu schaffen, die durch politische Inkohärenz verursacht werden. Dieses Projekt beabsichtigt, neue Erkenntnisse für die Forstpolitik, die Forstwirtschaft und die Raumplanung zu gewinnen, indem es die Auswirkungen von Politiken und Managementpraktiken quantitativ analysiert und groß angelegte Waldprogramme entwickelt, die gleichzeitig die Holzproduktion erhalten oder steigern und die Nachhaltigkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit der Multifunktionalität in Wäldern gewährleisten können. Wir verwenden ein globales Modell, um nationale und regionale Schätzungen des Holzbedarfs in verschiedenen sozioökonomischen Entwicklungspfaden und Szenarien zur Klimaverminderung abzuleiten, und kombinieren Simulations- und Optimierungswerkzeuge mit einer umfassenden Reihe von Biodiversitätsindikatoren sowie monetären und nicht-monetären Wertindikatoren für Ökosystemdienstleistungen. Wir analysieren europäische und nationale Politiken, die auf mehrere Waldfunktionen ausgerichtet sind, entwickeln geeignete Multifunktionalitätsmetriken und kombinieren beteiligte Interessengruppen, um praktikable Politik- und Managementmaßnahmen zu identifizieren. Mit diesen Instrumenten bewerten wir empirisch und qualitativ die Nachhaltigkeitslücke, die sich aus der Inkohärenz der Politik ergibt. Aufgrund der Unterschiede zwischen den EU-Ländern und -Regionen in Bezug auf deren sozioökonomischen Rolle der Wälder oder in ihrer Verwaltung ist es sehr wahrscheinlich, dass die aus der Inkohärenz der Politik resultierende Nachhaltigkeitslücke geografisch sehr unterschiedlich ist. (Text gekürzt)
<p>Die Kommission Bodenschutz beim UBA (KBU) empfiehlt, das Bundesbodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) mit Blick auf den Bodenschutz auszubauen. Nur dann kann den Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Klimawandel, Landschaftswasserhaushalt, Nährstoffkreisläufe und Biodiversität begegnet werden.</p><p>Nötig sind Instrumente zum Schutz bzw. der Regeneration der Böden und ihrer Funktionen, damit</p><p>Die <a href="https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/wirtschaftlicher-aufschwung-klimaschutz">KBU-Empfehlungen</a> stehen im Zusammenhang mit einer dringend empfohlenen Novellierung des BBodSchG. Zu diesen gehören beispielsweise:</p>
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