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Choice models help to explain preferences for crops and semi-natural habitats (SNH). Colourful flowers were a reason to prefer grassy SNH in Switzerland. In the dry Hungarian landscape, SNHs providing green colour were important. Hungarian and Swiss participants liked some order in the landscape.
Beatrice Schüpbach; Sören Bo Weiß; Philippe Jeanneret; Mihály Zalai; Márk Szalai; Oliver Frör. What determines preferences for semi-natural habitats in agrarian landscapes? A choice-modelling approach across two countries using attributes characterising vegetation. Landscape and Urban Planning 2020, 206, 103954 .
AMA StyleBeatrice Schüpbach, Sören Bo Weiß, Philippe Jeanneret, Mihály Zalai, Márk Szalai, Oliver Frör. What determines preferences for semi-natural habitats in agrarian landscapes? A choice-modelling approach across two countries using attributes characterising vegetation. Landscape and Urban Planning. 2020; 206 ():103954.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeatrice Schüpbach; Sören Bo Weiß; Philippe Jeanneret; Mihály Zalai; Márk Szalai; Oliver Frör. 2020. "What determines preferences for semi-natural habitats in agrarian landscapes? A choice-modelling approach across two countries using attributes characterising vegetation." Landscape and Urban Planning 206, no. : 103954.
Companies can be affected by climate change in many ways. Effective adaptation to climate change will only be possible if the associated risks and opportunities as well as their own strengths and weaknesses are sufficiently known. Following the conceptual framework of a SWOT analysis, this article outlines the self-perception of companies from the Upper Rhine region regarding their climate change vulnerability. Based on 26 qualitative semi-structured company interviews, managers’ statements on climate change-related strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are divided into three categories based on the business function concerned. The resulting 4 × 3 matrix is used to analyse which aspects companies do not pay much attention to. We also highlight typical, frequently cited strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It appears that the majority of companies perceive climate change as an external threat but see themselves in a position to counter this threat with the help of internal qualities.
Paul Averbeck; Oliver Frör; Nathalie Gartiser; Nadja Lützel; Florence Rudolf. Climate change preparedness of enterprises in the Upper Rhine region from a business perspective—A multidisciplinary, transboundary analysis. Sustainability Management Forum | NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum 2019, 27, 83 -93.
AMA StylePaul Averbeck, Oliver Frör, Nathalie Gartiser, Nadja Lützel, Florence Rudolf. Climate change preparedness of enterprises in the Upper Rhine region from a business perspective—A multidisciplinary, transboundary analysis. Sustainability Management Forum | NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum. 2019; 27 (2):83-93.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Averbeck; Oliver Frör; Nathalie Gartiser; Nadja Lützel; Florence Rudolf. 2019. "Climate change preparedness of enterprises in the Upper Rhine region from a business perspective—A multidisciplinary, transboundary analysis." Sustainability Management Forum | NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum 27, no. 2: 83-93.
In view of the increasing depletion of fossil fuel resources, the concept “bioeconomy” aims at the gradual replacement of fossil fuels by renewable feedstock. Seen as a comprehensive societal transition, the bioeconomy is a complex field that includes a variety of sectors, actors, and interests and is related to far-reaching changes in today’s production systems. While the objectives pursued—such as reducing dependence on fossil fuels, mitigating climate change, ensuring global food security, and increasing the industrial use of biogenic resources—are not generally contentious, there is fierce controversy over the possible pathways for achieving these objectives. Based on a thorough literature review, the article identifies major lines of conflict in the current discourse. Criticism of the prevalent concept refers mainly to the strong focus on technology, the lack of consideration given to alternative implementation pathways, the insufficient differentiation of underlying sustainability requirements, and the inadequate participation of societal stakeholders. Since today it cannot be predicted which pathway will be the most expedient—the one already being taken or one of the others proposed—this paper suggests pursuing a strategy of diversity concerning the approaches to shape the bioeconomy, the funding of research topics, and the involvement of stakeholders.
Carmen Priefer; Juliane Jörissen; Oliver Frör. Pathways to Shape the Bioeconomy. Resources 2017, 6, 10 .
AMA StyleCarmen Priefer, Juliane Jörissen, Oliver Frör. Pathways to Shape the Bioeconomy. Resources. 2017; 6 (1):10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Priefer; Juliane Jörissen; Oliver Frör. 2017. "Pathways to Shape the Bioeconomy." Resources 6, no. 1: 10.
Plastic mulching has become a globally applied agricultural practice for its instant economic benefits such as higher yields, earlier harvests, improved fruit quality and increased water-use efficiency. However, knowledge of the sustainability of plastic mulching remains vague in terms of both an environmental and agronomic perspective. This review critically discusses the current understanding of the environmental impact of plastic mulch use by linking knowledge of agricultural benefits and research on the life cycle of plastic mulches with direct and indirect implications for long-term soil quality and ecosystem services. Adverse effects may arise from plastic additives, enhanced pesticide runoff and plastic residues likely to fragment into microplastics but remaining chemically intact and accumulating in soil where they can successively sorb agrochemicals. The quantification of microplastics in soil remains challenging due to the lack of appropriate analytical techniques. The cost and effort of recovering and recycling used mulching films may offset the aforementioned benefits in the long term. However, comparative and long-term agronomic assessments have not yet been conducted. Furthermore, plastic mulches have the potential to alter soil quality by shifting the edaphic biocoenosis (e.g. towards mycotoxigenic fungi), accelerate C/N metabolism eventually depleting soil organic matter stocks, increase soil water repellency and favour the release of greenhouse gases. A substantial process understanding of the interactions between the soil microclimate, water supply and biological activity under plastic mulches is still lacking but required to estimate potential risks for long-term soil quality. Currently, farmers mostly base their decision to apply plastic mulches rather on expected short-term benefits than on the consideration of long-term consequences. Future interdisciplinary research should therefore gain a deeper understanding of the incentives for farmers and public perception from both a psychological and economic perspective in order to develop new support strategies for the transition into a more environment-friendly food production.
Zacharias Steinmetz; Claudia Wollmann; Miriam Schaefer; Christian Buchmann; Jan David; Josephine Tröger; Katherine Muñoz; Oliver Frör; Gabriele Ellen Schaumann. Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation? Science of The Total Environment 2016, 550, 690 -705.
AMA StyleZacharias Steinmetz, Claudia Wollmann, Miriam Schaefer, Christian Buchmann, Jan David, Josephine Tröger, Katherine Muñoz, Oliver Frör, Gabriele Ellen Schaumann. Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation? Science of The Total Environment. 2016; 550 ():690-705.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZacharias Steinmetz; Claudia Wollmann; Miriam Schaefer; Christian Buchmann; Jan David; Josephine Tröger; Katherine Muñoz; Oliver Frör; Gabriele Ellen Schaumann. 2016. "Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?" Science of The Total Environment 550, no. : 690-705.
In this paper we deal with the problem of missing data in environmental cost-benefit analysis. If government pursues the goal of maximizing social welfare, this implies that public funds should be allocated to those uses where they generate the highest net social benefit. This criterion makes it necessary to conduct cost-benefit analyses for public projects. While the assessment of project costs is typically rather straightforward, a comprehensive assessment of the project benefits is more complicated because one has to consider that also people living far away from the project site might benefit from that project. Neglecting these so-called passive use benefits would lead to a systematic undervaluation of environmental projects, thereby reducing their chances of being realized. A comprehensive cost-benefit analysis would, therefore, require benefit assessment studies in all areas where passive use values might occur. Obviously, this would be impossible. In this paper we show how the assessment of the social benefits from environmental projects can be enhanced even with an imperfect database by using benefit transfer techniques. This is also illustrated empirically using an example from Northwest China.
Michael Ahlheim; Oliver Frör; Jing Luo; Sonna Pelz; Tong Jiang. Towards a Comprehensive Valuation of Water Management Projects When Data Availability Is Incomplete—The Use of Benefit Transfer Techniques. Water 2015, 7, 2472 -2493.
AMA StyleMichael Ahlheim, Oliver Frör, Jing Luo, Sonna Pelz, Tong Jiang. Towards a Comprehensive Valuation of Water Management Projects When Data Availability Is Incomplete—The Use of Benefit Transfer Techniques. Water. 2015; 7 (12):2472-2493.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichael Ahlheim; Oliver Frör; Jing Luo; Sonna Pelz; Tong Jiang. 2015. "Towards a Comprehensive Valuation of Water Management Projects When Data Availability Is Incomplete—The Use of Benefit Transfer Techniques." Water 7, no. 12: 2472-2493.