In recent years, both environmental policy and research have emphasized the importance of involving the public in decision-making. This push for more participation is driven by considerable optimism about its ability to improve the quality of decisions and developments. There is, however, a lack...

The involvement of all relevant stakeholders into the elaboration process of shared goals is generally considered as a key factor for a successful regional development. However, no empirical research has been conducted to confirm this claim yet. In the last years, increasing efforts have been...

This paper evaluates the preferences of cantonal politicians for future agricultural land-use scenarios in a rural region of the Swiss lowlands. We combine results from a choice experiment with the outcome of a mathematical programming model. As a result, we define cost-efficient future land-use...

Das traditionelle Landwirtschaftliche Wissenssystem (LWS) in Europa war gekennzeichnet von der Idee des linearen Wissenstransfers von der Wissenschaft zu den Landwirten. Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts rückte das Paradigma einer multifunktionalen und nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft ins Zentrum der...