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A cross-border analysis of the policies for Alpine pasture farming

In: Cross-border spatial development in Bavaria: Dynamics in cooperation - Potentials of integration

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  • Streifeneder, Thomas
  • Giuliani, Clare
  • Hoffmann, Christian

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Livestock farming and the environmentally friendly management of Alpine pastures represent a traditional form of mountain farming. Grazing and the maintenance of pastures and the Alps are publicly subsidised in recognition of the ecological importance of the activities and because the costs are higher than usual due to the mountainous topography. Among the numerous support measures, payments made for agri-environmental measures and compensatory allowances for disadvantaged areas have proved to be the most effective arrangements for the ongoing management of Alpine pastures. This article analyses international and regional differences and similarities in objectives, processes, definitions/specifications and financial resources of these agricultural policy regulations for the preservation of this mountain cultural landscape. Since the payment system is not the only factor influencing the development of Alpine pasture farming, the relationship between the development of farms and tourism and regional economic conditions is analysed by way of an example. Based on the results and on the findings from expert interviews, the authors deduce recommendations for action for sustainable policies in mountain areas.

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  • Streifeneder, Thomas & Giuliani, Clare & Hoffmann, Christian, 2022. "A cross-border analysis of the policies for Alpine pasture farming," Arbeitsberichte der ARL: Aufsätze, in: Chilla, Tobias & Sielker, Franziska (ed.), Cross-border spatial development in Bavaria: Dynamics in cooperation - Potentials of integration, volume 34, pages 44-70, ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:arlaba:253345
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    1. 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.
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    1. Julia Stauder & Harald Meimberg & Monika Kriechbaum, 2023. "An Exploration of Drivers for Abandonment or Continuation of Summer Pasture Grazing in South Tyrol, Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-17, April.

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