Economic Analysis of the Traditional Cultural Terraced Olive-Growing Landscape and Participatory Planning Process

Torquati, Biancamaria; Cecchini, Lucio; Venanzi, Sonia; Giacchè, Giulia

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“…As terraced systems are coupled human-environment systems, options for the requalification of terraced landscapes should be tailored to the local needs of farmers. Most studies simply advocate for the involvement of local communities in planning, and only a few analyze successful community-based conservation projects [86,87]. These two projects involved farmers in all the activities, from the decision-making to the implementation of the selected management actions.…”

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A Review on Management Strategies of the Terraced Agricultural Systems and Conservation Actions to Maintain Cultural Landscapes around the Mediterranean Area

2021

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Coupled human–environment systems and traditional agricultural landscapes can be a key element in the conservation of biodiversity, ecological functionality, and cultural heritage. Terraced landscapes are a relevant example of traditional landscapes within the Mediterranean area, but they are now threatened due to the abandonment of agricultural activities. In order to identify factors that can affect the conservation strategies needed to maintain terraced landscapes in the Mediterranean area, we performed a literature review on studies about terraces and their management, soil erosion and vegetation dynamics after abandonment, etc. We collated a total of 285 scientific papers reporting 293 case studies in 19 countries. The majority of these studies analyze dry stone terraces and their influence on soil erosion and water runoff, either in cultivated or abandoned terrace systems. Only a minority of papers suggest maintenance or conservation strategies or involve farmers, exploring their decision-making. The conservation of terraced landscapes is in the hands of local farmers, and thus they should be actively involved in decision-making to find the most suitable strategies for assuring the continuity in farming and preserve cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean area.

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A Review on Management Strategies of the Terraced Agricultural Systems and Conservation Actions to Maintain Cultural Landscapes around the Mediterranean Area

2021

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“…Apart from the changes in the socioeconomic status of mountain communities, the high labor effort and the cost of the maintenance and cultivation of terraces are often cited as the main reasons for their abandonment (Zoumides et al 2017). According to Louwagie et al (2009), research on the economics of terraces is limited to a few studies that have been conducted in Europe (eg case studies in Italian terraced vineyards and olive groves by Torquati et al 2015Torquati et al , 2019. Louwagie et al (2009) also pointed out that terraces are located in geomorphologically heterogeneous areas, and additional factors should be taken into account when assessing their economic viability, such as the ecosystem benefits and the perception of farmers.…”

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A Future for Mountain Terraces: Experiences from Mediterranean Wineries

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Mountain Research and Development

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“…Moreover, agricultural landscape is usually a cultural landscape as well, because historically, it was formed by traditional agricultural production and survival activities [14]. Thus, an agricultural landscape is the evident output of the interaction among farming, ecosystems, and cultural values [9,11,12,[15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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“…As landscape services are agricultural non-market services, farmers are not interested in providing society with them [24]. Therefore, the absence of economic incentives and their incorrect distribution could lead to the degradation of the landscape and its services [14,20]. However, in some cases, the importance of non-marketable, socio-cultural and environmental public good-type ecosystem services outweighs the importance of agricultural production [20].…”

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“…Therefore, the absence of economic incentives and their incorrect distribution could lead to the degradation of the landscape and its services [14,20]. However, in some cases, the importance of non-marketable, socio-cultural and environmental public good-type ecosystem services outweighs the importance of agricultural production [20]. Therefore, the evaluation of non-monetary values of agricultural landscapes could be useful to improve the management of agricultural landscapes.…”

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Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

2019

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This study analyses Lithuanian residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the agricultural landscape in Lithuania. Since it is a part of the European Union, the agriculture is supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). According to CAP, agri-environmental schemes focus on the maintenance and improvement of agricultural landscape. Under these measures, Lithuanian farmers receive payments for the creation of agricultural landscape services. Therefore, understanding the demand of such agricultural landscape services, as received by the society, may help policymakers better allocate the funds. The present study has revealed that Lithuanian residents are concerned about the maintenance and preservation of the agricultural landscape. Moreover, they demand provision of the agricultural landscape services. Application of the contingent valuation method has shown that the median WTP of 23.59 €/year per family for agricultural landscape services, which is influenced by socioeconomic characteristics. The findings of the present study provide quantitative information about the demand for agricultural landscape services, which could be used to improve the agri-environmental policy, substantiating the internalization of positive and negative externalities (e.g., agricultural landscape services) to the performance of farmers.

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Economic Analysis of the Traditional Cultural Terraced Olive-Growing Landscape and Participatory Planning Process

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

A Review on Management Strategies of the Terraced Agricultural Systems and Conservation Actions to Maintain Cultural Landscapes around the Mediterranean Area

A Review on Management Strategies of the Terraced Agricultural Systems and Conservation Actions to Maintain Cultural Landscapes around the Mediterranean Area

A Future for Mountain Terraces: Experiences from Mediterranean Wineries

Valuing Agricultural Landscape: Lithuanian Case Study Using a Contingent Valuation Method

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