?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Micro-economic+instruments+for+impact+assessment+of+multifunctional+agriculture+to+implement+the+Model+of+European+Agriculture%3A+Work+package+6%3A+Subsidiarity%2C+governance%2C+and+social+demand+issues%0D%0A&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.description=The+Common+Agricultural+Policy+reform+aims+at+higher+international+trade+compatibility+and+better+targeting+of+social%2C+environmental+and+consumer+concerns%2C+while+seeking+to+ensure+the+sustainable+development+of+EU+agriculture.+To+optimise+the+effectiveness+.and+efficiency+of+CAP+reform+options+towards+multi+functionality+implementations%2C+tools+are+required+to+assess+the+impacts+of+agricultural+production+on+the+multiple+functions+of+European+landscapes.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+Euroepan+Model+of+European+Agriculture+(MEA)+has+a+multifunctional+perspective+but+policy+makers+lack+multi+functionality+impact+assessment+tools.+MEA-Scope+will+develop+such+a+tool+and+thus+will+close+the+existing+gap+between+pure+ecological+or+social+process+models+and+sectoral+macro-econometric+or+equilibrium+models.+To+ensure+compatibility+with+the+MEA%2C+a+specific+interpretation+of+multi+functionality+will+be+devised+and+used+in+the+design+of+MEA-Scope.+MEA-Scope+will+be+spatially+explicit+and+will+perform+impact+assessments+of+agricultural+land+use+modifications+at+farm+and+landscape+level.+This+will+be+achieved+by+linking+three+existing+micro-economic+models+that+simulate+different+aspects+of+farm+structure.+economics%2C+production+and+environmental+impact.+Appropriate+scope+and+detail+will+be+ensured+by+simultaneous+analyses+of+the+regional+demands+for+multiple+landscape+functions+and+of+end+user+information+needs.%0D%0A%0D%0ADESCRIPTION+OF+WP+6%0D%0A%0D%0AWP6%3A+Subsidiarity%2C+governance%2C+and+social+demand+issues%0D%0AWork+package+6+will+contribute+to+the+project+providing+a+participatory+approach+at+two+levels.+Level+1+is+dedicated+to+the+regional+case-study+areas+and+aims+at+valuating+and+analysing+social+demand+for+multifunctionality.+Level+2+deals+with+end-user+involvement+at+EU+level+and+therefore+acts+as+an+integrative+feedback+tool+for+the+entire+project.%0D%0A%0D%0AD+6.1+Agricultural+EU+gouvernance+structures%3A+status%2Ftrends%0D%0AHere%2C+a+review+of+EU+governance+structures+particularly+of+the+EU+Commission+is+developed.+A+review+of+academic+and+grey+literature+as+well+as+EU+administration+documents+will+be+conducted.+The+literature+review+will+be+complemented+by+a+survey+of+5+to+10+key-informants+at+EU+level+in+order+to+identify+upcoming+trends+and+information+demands+at+the+prospective+end+user+level.%0D%0A%0D%0AD+6.2+Rules+for+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Cdown-scaling%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+types+of+CAP+reform+measures%0D%0ASubtask+6.2+combines+the+results+of+the+literature+and+document+review+(D6.1.)+with+the+results+from+CAP+reform+evaluation+processes%2C+and+with+the+insights+gained+from+the+analysis+of+regional+demand+priorities+for+different+multifunctionality+aspects+(D6.3).+These+sources+shed+light+on+the+regionally+different+norms+that+influence+the+way+in+which+CAP+policy+options+are+implemented+regionally+within+the+EU+subsidiarity+framework.+The+generation+of+formalised+rules+closes+a+gap+in+policy+impact+analysis+that+otherwise+exists+within+the+system+of+signal+transmission+from+Brussels+in+to+the+European+regions.%0D%0A%0D%0AD+6.3+Case+study+on+regional+multifunctionality+demand%0D%0AAnalysis+and+valuation+of+social+demand+for+multifunctionality+will+be+based+on+the+expert+valuation+method+(EVM).+EVM+assumes+that+consumers+implicitly+endow+public+authorities+with+the+representation+of+their+interests+in+the+provision+of+public+goods%2C+e.g.+their+interest+in+attractive+landscapes.+Consequently%2C+consumers+delegate+all+decisions+to+a+principal.+In+turn%2C+the+principal+has+to+carry+out+a+formal+valuation+procedure+in+order+to+assess+and+fulfil+the+demand+of+the+consumer.+The+EVM+process+therefore+includes+principals%2C+or+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Cexperts%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+respectively+with+close+regional+ties+to+their+consumer+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Cconstituency%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D.%0D%0AEVM+will+be+performed+in+4+case-study+regions.+In+order+to+consider+the+potential+differences+in+the+demand+for+multifunctionality%2C+and+to+cover+the+European+dimension+of+the+project+DE%2C+IT%2C+DK+and+PL+will+be+chosen+for+EVM+case-studies.+EVM+will+be+conducted+in+two+steps+analogue+to+the+well+known+Delphi-Method.+Step+one+comprises+a+semi-structured+survey+of+approximately+20+regional+experts+(case-study+level).+There+will+be+regional+decision-makers+to+be+surveyed+as+well+as+experts+form+regional+administration+authorities%2C+farmers+associations%2C+nature+conservation+organisations%2C+tourist+offices%2C+parties+etc.+Step+two+will+confront+the+experts+with+the+group+results+gained+in+step+one+and+will+generate+conclusions+and+orders+of+magnitude+(priorities)+to+regional+social+demand+for+m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