Studies on Agri-environmental Measures: A Survey of the Literature

摘要: Agri-environmental measures (AEM) are incentive-based instruments in the European Union (EU) that provide payments to farmers for voluntary environmental commitments related preserving and enhancing environment maintaining cultural landscape. We review AEM literature an overview of important research topics, major results future challenges as discussed available concerning these measures. This contributes existing by attempting equally consider ecological economic perspectives. The reviewed articles analyzed regarding their regional focus, topics methods. analytical section article seeks discuss commonly asked questions about on basis from studies. vast amount provides valuable insights into specific cases reveals a complex picture with few general conclusions. is usually either biased toward or perspectives fails holistic problems within agri-environmental programming (e.g., multiple measures, target areas, legal aspects, financial constraints, transaction costs). Most empirical studies detailed selected individual but incapable providing at level relevant decision-making, they neglect role budget. Predominantly approaches often only rough assumptions processes also not suitable decision-making. Decision-support tools build disciplinary simultaneously scheme factors conditions high spatial resolution application responsible authorities rare require further research.