Abstract
Environmental dynamics have important spatial dimensions, which calls for a spatial approach in policy analyses. Further to this, assessing agri-environmental policies involves analyses of individual measures as well as their combined effects on farmer behaviour and the environment. The integration of an economic behavioural model in a spatial framework has enabled analyses of a geographically targeted subsidy scheme for drinking water protection in combination with a uniform tax on commercial nitrogen fertilizer. Results show that policy measures for reducing nitrogen use can have combined effects (cross-achievements), thereby affecting each other's cost-effectiveness. Cross-achievements between a nitrogen fertilizer tax and a subsidy scheme based on elicitation are shown not to be additive, making partial analyses of policy measures more uncertain.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 77-83 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0301-4797 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2002 |
Keywords
- Economic modelling
- Fertilizer tax
- Geographical information system
- Land conversion
- Nitrogen fertilizer
