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| Author: | Paar, P. Röhricht, W. Schuler, J. |
| Title: | Towards a planning support system for environmental management and agri-environmental measuresThe Colorfields study |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2008 : NOV, VOL, 89:3, p. 234-244 |
| Index terms: | economics agriculture environment models |
| Freeterms: | planning support system(PSS) multifunctionality economicecological impact assessment ecological aesthetics landscape visualization colorfields MODAM Lenné3D |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors present the beginnings of a planning support system (PSS) for agri-environmental measures exemplified by a virtual implementation of Colorfields and blooming strips on model farms, based on real-world data. This article starts with an introduction to the Colorfields, a concept for transdisciplinary and sustainable landscape design of set-aside land. It is argues that: 1) the economic assessment of blooming strips on arable land and of one Colorfield on fallow land shows that these measures prove to be profitable from an economic viewpoint assuming the current area payments for the obligatory European Union set-aside program. 2) the visualizations enable the design to be tested virtually by exploring the resultant scenery. They provide artists, planners and stakeholders including farmers with a tool to virtually wander through landscape scenarios supporting a collaborative design and a shared vision for the community. The results of the two model farms and previous case studies for Colorfields demonstrate how current policy conditions could be used for the improvement of environmental and scenic qualities. Furthermore, the ability of the tools, MODAM and Lenné3D, suggests to support and promote these activities. |
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