Abstract
This study used a synthetic evaluation method to assess agri-environmental externalities at the regional level in Finland. The article developed a relative measure that made it possible to rank the 15 regions studied for seven agri-environmental indicators, which were based on the preferences of the evaluators. The results indicated significant differences in the provision of public goods between the regions. The provision of public goods tended to increase over the 10-year study period. The results were robust with respect to changes in preferences.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Sustainability |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3171-3191 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- agricultural environment
- public goods
- externality
- provision level
- multi-objective
- synthetic evaluation
- fuzzy theory
- Finland
- regions
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE
- SYNTHETIC EVALUATION
- FIELD BOUNDARIES
- BIODIVERSITY
- SCHEMES
- COMMUNITIES
- PHOSPHORUS
- FARMLAND
- POLICIES
- EUROPE
- 4111 Agronomy
- 511 Economics
- 1172 Environmental sciences