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Entwicklung der Alpung in der Schweiz: Ökonomische Bedeutung und ökologische Auswirkungen

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  • Gabriele Mack

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  • Thomas Walter

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  • Christian Flury

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Die Alpwirtschaft erfüllt im Rahmen einer multifunktionalen Landwirtschaft vielfältige Funktionen. Sie besitzt eine enorme ökonomische Bedeutung für die Schweizer Berglandwirtschaft, trägt sie doch mit über 30 % zum Einkommen in dieser Region bei. Prognosen mit dem Sektormodell SILAS zeigen, dass die Bedeutung der Alpwirtschaft auch in Zukunft hoch sein wird, zumindest solange das Direktzahlungssystem stark auf tier-bezogene Direktzahlungen ausgerichtet bleibt. Die Bestandesentwicklung gesömmerter Tiere hängt von ihrer Wirtschaftlichkeit und allgemeinen Strukturveränderungen ab. Modellrechnungen mit dem Sektormodell SILAS ergeben, dass der Bestand gesömmerter Tiere bis 2011 weiter zurückgehen wird - entsprechend dem Trend der letzten Jahre. Dies kann einen hohen Verlust an natur-schutzfachlich wertvollen Weiden verursachen. Um einen damit einhergehenden Verlust der Artenvielfalt zu verhindern, wären die agrarpolitischen Steuerungsinstrumente zielgerichtet anzupassen.

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  • Gabriele Mack & Thomas Walter & Christian Flury, 2008. "Entwicklung der Alpung in der Schweiz: Ökonomische Bedeutung und ökologische Auswirkungen," Journal of Socio-Economics in Agriculture (Until 2015: Yearbook of Socioeconomics in Agriculture), Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, vol. 1(1), pages 259-300.
    • Handle: RePEc:cha:ysa001:v:1:y:2008:i:1:p:259-300
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    Keywords

    Alpine pasture; summering; livestock; biodiversity; agricultural sector model;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q4 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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