Browsing Institutt for geografi by Journals "Land Use Policy"
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Current agri-environmental policies dismiss varied perceptions and discourses on management of traditional rural biotopes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Traditional rural biotopes (TRBs) are threatened habitats that host significant biodiversity and several ecosystem services, and depend on active management such as low-intensity grazing. The current study explores private ... -
Ecosystem services as an integrative framework: what is the potential?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Ecosystems approaches, and among them the ecosystem services (ES) framework, are held as promising vehicles for holistic thinking which is usually taken to mean integration of society and nature. The notion of ES is also ... -
Institutional impacts on the resilience of mountain grasslands: An analysis based on three European case studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Over the centuries, specific farming practices shaped permanent grasslands in mountains. With socio-economic change, farming practices have changed and with them the landscape. Over time, food production has been increasingly ... -
Preserving permanent mountain grasslands in Western Europe: Why are promising approaches not implemented more widely?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)To protect grasslands and maintain the ecosystem services they provide, many European countries have been offering agri-environment measures aimed at maintaining extensive grazing by cattle, sheep or goats. Yet, despite ...