Environmental Policy and Governance, Rural Development Strategy and Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 38395
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural economics; energy economics
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Interests: rural development, innovation management
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Interests: applied microeconomics; efficiency analysis and benchmarking; allocation rules; health economics; network economics; cooperative game theory
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Interests: sustainable development; integrated analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rural areas and agricultural activities have long been acknowledged as providers of public goods and services besides the intended agricultural output. Therefore, there is a need for modelling agribusiness activities, support schemes, and rural population behavior in terms of marketed and non-marketed production. This requires advancements in methodology and empirical applications. The aforementioned issues have drawn attention in different parts of the globe. Still, even relatively homogenous regions and countries face spatial differences which call for further analyses. Therefore, an integrated approach is required to ensure food security and sustainable development.
Agricultural activities affect climate change via multiple channels. The use of agrochemicals induces lifecycle emissions and non-point pollution. Energy inputs for agriculture require the promotion of practices of sustainable energy consumption. The increased use of renewables has impacted sustainable rural development by creating positive economic, social, and environmental effects in rural areas. These issues are also closely linked to bioeconomy and circular economy. However, the promotion of bioeconomy may also lead to environmental degradation. Therefore, it is necessary to model the underlying energy–economy–environment relationships and provide evidence-based policy guidelines for sustainable rural development.
Main topics:
- Environmental policies and governance in agriculture;
- Sustainable rural development strategies;
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture;
- Linking sustainable energy with sustainable rural development;
- Circular economy implications for agriculture;
- Bioeconomy and sustainable rural development
- Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development;
- Governance for sustainable rural development;
- Production theory and its applications;
- Dynamic and agent-based modelling;
- Multi-criteria decision-making for sustainable rural development.
Prof. Dr. Tomas Baležentis
Prof. Dr. Alvydas Baležentis
Prof. Dr. Jens Leth Hougaard
Prof. Dr. Dalia Štreimikienė
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Rural development
- agricultural policies
- sustainable development
- agricultural economics
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