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Dr. Stephan Bartke
German Environment Agency, Section I2.5 Sustainable Spatial Development, Environmental Assessment, 06844 Dessau-Rosslau, Woerlitzer-Platz 1, Germany

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Original research article
Published: 04 August 2021 in SOIL
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Governance of natural resources is inherently complex and requires navigating trade-offs at multiple dimensions. In this paper, we present and operationalize the “governance disruptions framework” (GDF) as a tool for holistic analysis of natural resource governance systems. For each of the four dimensions of the framework (target adequacy, object adequacy, instrument adequacy, and behavioural adequacy), we formulate guiding questions to be used when applying the framework to particular governance systems. We then demonstrate the use of GDF by applying it to the core of German agricultural soil policy. We show that for each framework dimension, the governance system exhibits deficits, particularly with respect to object adequacy and instrument adequacy. Furthermore, we use the GDF-based analysis to highlight research gaps. We find that stakeholder analyses are a central gap across GDF dimensions.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Bernd Hansjürgens; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Application of the governance disruptions framework to German agricultural soil policy. SOIL 2021, 7, 495 -509.

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Bartosz Bartkowski, Stephan Bartke, Nina Hagemann, Bernd Hansjürgens, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Application of the governance disruptions framework to German agricultural soil policy. SOIL. 2021; 7 (2):495-509.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Bernd Hansjürgens; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. 2021. "Application of the governance disruptions framework to German agricultural soil policy." SOIL 7, no. 2: 495-509.

Journal article
Published: 28 June 2021 in Land
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Land is a scarce resource. It is usually traded as real estate, an economic good with a market value. Often, this market value is not negotiated simply between the seller and the potential buyer, but is based on an assessment performed by a professional valuer, known as a surveyor or appraiser. This article questions the economic role and the emergence of valuers in real estate markets. An institutionally embedded framework for valuation intermediation is developed that elucidates a multi-tiered imperfect information cascade. First, valuers are understood as middlemen, counteracting information uncertainties regarding product quality, namely real estate herein. An additional constraint is constituted by information asymmetries between the valuer and the contractor. The contribution presents a conceptual integration of theories of price formation (and regulation) and theories of intermediation. Investigating new institutional economics concepts considering the emergence of professional associations and the specific formal and informal regulation of nature-related transactions, the contribution then discusses how the valuation professional with regularizations evolves as a superior institutional response to this cascade of information imperfections.

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Stephan Bartke; Reimund Schwarze. The Economic Role and Emergence of Professional Valuers in Real Estate Markets. Land 2021, 10, 683 .

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Stephan Bartke, Reimund Schwarze. The Economic Role and Emergence of Professional Valuers in Real Estate Markets. Land. 2021; 10 (7):683.

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Stephan Bartke; Reimund Schwarze. 2021. "The Economic Role and Emergence of Professional Valuers in Real Estate Markets." Land 10, no. 7: 683.

Chapter
Published: 25 March 2021 in International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019
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Land and soil are critically impacted by multiple use requirements. It is increasingly understood that the urban-rural metabolism and relationships are critically determining the in-/efficiency of land use practices. Thus, the following question has been emphasized: How can improved urban-rural linkages contribute to sustainable territorial development, including sustainable land management? In this contribution, we introduce the UN-Habitat “Urban-Rural Linkages: Guiding Principles” (URL-GP), which intend to be a framework for action to advance integrated territorial development. Second, we introduce different topical cases related to un-/sustainable land use in the urban-rural continuum in Germany, Kenya and Tanzania. We discuss (1) if the URL-GP at their meta-level do provide a global framework to address these challenges even though the specificities of the cases are numerous and heterogeneous, and (2) in how far the GP are soil and land use specific. We conclude that the URL-GP does indeed provide an important contribution to support more sustainable land-use management and policies.

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Stephan Bartke; Thomas Forster; Grace Githiri; Almut Jering; Jackson Kago; Sina Schlimmer; Remy Sietchiping. The UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles: Assessment of the Adoptability to Topical Land Management Challenges in Germany, Kenya and Tanzania. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019 2021, 369 -398.

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Stephan Bartke, Thomas Forster, Grace Githiri, Almut Jering, Jackson Kago, Sina Schlimmer, Remy Sietchiping. The UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles: Assessment of the Adoptability to Topical Land Management Challenges in Germany, Kenya and Tanzania. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019. 2021; ():369-398.

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Stephan Bartke; Thomas Forster; Grace Githiri; Almut Jering; Jackson Kago; Sina Schlimmer; Remy Sietchiping. 2021. "The UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles: Assessment of the Adoptability to Topical Land Management Challenges in Germany, Kenya and Tanzania." International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019 , no. : 369-398.

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Published: 03 March 2021
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Governance of natural resources is inherently complex and requires navigating trade-offs at multiple dimensions. In this paper, we present and operationalize the Governance Disruptions Framework (GDF) as a tool for holistic analysis of natural resource governance systems. For each of the four dimensions of the framework (target adequacy, object adequacy, instrument adequacy, and behavioural adequacy) we formulate guiding questions, to be used when applying the framework to particular governance systems. We then demonstrate the use of GDF by applying it to the core of German agricultural soil policy. We show that for each framework dimension, the governance system exhibits deficits, particularly with respect to object adequacy and instrument adequacy. Furthermore, we use the GDF-based analysis to highlight research gaps. We find that stakeholder analyses are a central gap across GDF dimensions.

ACS Style

Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Bernd Hansjürgens; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Application of the Governance Disruptions Framework to German agricultural soil policy. 2021, 2021, 1 -22.

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Bartosz Bartkowski, Stephan Bartke, Nina Hagemann, Bernd Hansjürgens, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Application of the Governance Disruptions Framework to German agricultural soil policy. . 2021; 2021 ():1-22.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Bernd Hansjürgens; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. 2021. "Application of the Governance Disruptions Framework to German agricultural soil policy." 2021, no. : 1-22.

Journal article
Published: 08 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Rapid expansion of settlements and related infrastructures is a global trend that comes with severe environmental, economic, and social costs. Steering urbanization toward well-balanced compactness is thus acknowledged as an important strategic orientation in UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG-11) via the SDG-indicator “Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate.” The EU’s simultaneous commitment to being “a frontrunner in implementing […] the SDGs” and to striving for “no net land take until 2050” calls for relating the concepts of land consumption and land take to each other. Drawing on an EU-centred questionnaire study, a focus group and a literature review, we scrutinize definitions of land consumption and land take, seeking to show how they are interrelated, and questioning the comparability of respective indicators. We argue that conceptual clarifications and a bridging of the two notions are much needed, and that the precision required for definitions and applications is context-dependent. While approximate understandings may suffice for general communication and dissemination objectives, accurate and consistent interpretations of the discussed concepts seem indispensable for monitoring and reporting purposes. We propose ways of addressing existing ambiguities and suggest prioritizing the term land take in the EU context. Thereby, we aim to enhance conceptual clarity around land consumption and land take—a precondition for solidly informing respective policies and decisions.

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Elisabeth Marquard; Stephan Bartke; Judith Gifreu I Font; Alois Humer; Arend Jonkman; Evelin Jürgenson; Naja Marot; Lien Poelmans; Blaž Repe; Robert Rybski; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack; Jaroslava Sobocká; Michael Tophøj Sørensen; Eliška Vejchodská; Athena Yiannakou; Jana Bovet. Land Consumption and Land Take: Enhancing Conceptual Clarity for Evaluating Spatial Governance in the EU Context. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8269 .

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Elisabeth Marquard, Stephan Bartke, Judith Gifreu I Font, Alois Humer, Arend Jonkman, Evelin Jürgenson, Naja Marot, Lien Poelmans, Blaž Repe, Robert Rybski, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack, Jaroslava Sobocká, Michael Tophøj Sørensen, Eliška Vejchodská, Athena Yiannakou, Jana Bovet. Land Consumption and Land Take: Enhancing Conceptual Clarity for Evaluating Spatial Governance in the EU Context. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):8269.

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Elisabeth Marquard; Stephan Bartke; Judith Gifreu I Font; Alois Humer; Arend Jonkman; Evelin Jürgenson; Naja Marot; Lien Poelmans; Blaž Repe; Robert Rybski; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack; Jaroslava Sobocká; Michael Tophøj Sørensen; Eliška Vejchodská; Athena Yiannakou; Jana Bovet. 2020. "Land Consumption and Land Take: Enhancing Conceptual Clarity for Evaluating Spatial Governance in the EU Context." Sustainability 12, no. 19: 8269.

Journal article
Published: 06 July 2019 in Sustainability
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Urban green spaces (UGS) are essential components of sustainable cities that provide many benefits to urban residents, such as recreation or aesthetics. Urban residents may be willing to pay for some of these ecosystem services. Indeed, studies investigating the formation of housing prices through hedonic pricing analysis have shown that UGS can influence housing prices. Hedonic pricing analysis puts housing units at the center of analysis. In this study, we investigate whether an alternative perspective provides additional insights into the effects of UGS on pricing. The proposed approach puts UGS into the center of analysis by applying an analysis of buffer zones to housing prices, thus, linking approaches from urban economics and landscape ecology. Such an analysis could deepen our understanding of the effects of UGS on housing prices by analyzing price–distance slopes around UGS-thus supporting more informed decisions on efficient UGS management and urban planning. Our results using a case study on Leipzig, Germany, demonstrate that the size of UGS affects price–distance slopes around them. We conclude that further investigations should be fathomed to unleash the potential of applying the analysis of buffer zones around UGS as a method to inform sustainable UGS design in cities.

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Veronika Liebelt; Stephan Bartke; Nina Schwarz. Urban Green Spaces and Housing Prices: An Alternative Perspective. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3707 .

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Veronika Liebelt, Stephan Bartke, Nina Schwarz. Urban Green Spaces and Housing Prices: An Alternative Perspective. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (13):3707.

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Veronika Liebelt; Stephan Bartke; Nina Schwarz. 2019. "Urban Green Spaces and Housing Prices: An Alternative Perspective." Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3707.

Journal article
Published: 18 December 2018 in Land Use Policy
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The ecosystem services (ES) concept has been increasingly considered in science and policy making. However, its consideration in agricultural management by farmers has not yet been fully investigated. This paper presents a theoretical framework based on available literature on how the concept of ES is likely established in agricultural practices and policies. We refine this framework based on a case study from Saxony, Germany. First, semi-qualitative interviews with farmers were conducted and a qualitative content analysis with a combination of a deductive and inductive category system executed. The results show that knowledge about the concept of ES is inherent in agriculture and that farmers implement various ES in agricultural management decisions even though their terminology may differ from ES definitions in research. Second, the paper evaluates existing agricultural policy instruments within the case study region related to their potential to enhance the provision of ES by asking which governance instruments are familiar with and would be accepted by the farmers for incorporating ES more prominently as a criterion in their management decisions. The paper concludes with an enriched conceptual framework about ES in farmers’ decision making and on policy recommendations.

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Victoria Dietze; Nina Hagemann; Nataly Jürges; Stephan Bartke; Christine Fürst. Farmers consideration of soil ecosystem services in agricultural management - A case study from Saxony, Germany. Land Use Policy 2018, 81, 813 -824.

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Victoria Dietze, Nina Hagemann, Nataly Jürges, Stephan Bartke, Christine Fürst. Farmers consideration of soil ecosystem services in agricultural management - A case study from Saxony, Germany. Land Use Policy. 2018; 81 ():813-824.

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Victoria Dietze; Nina Hagemann; Nataly Jürges; Stephan Bartke; Christine Fürst. 2018. "Farmers consideration of soil ecosystem services in agricultural management - A case study from Saxony, Germany." Land Use Policy 81, no. : 813-824.

Journal article
Published: 11 December 2018 in Land Use Policy
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Military training areas (MTAs) are special spatial units. Closed and inaccessible for the general public, they have been shaped by long-term military use of various potential type and intensity. Following the suspension of operation, some MTAs fell derelict and buildings and infrastructures on it become brownfields. Local municipalities will have strong interests and will care about the re-development options – either in utilising potentials or in preventing competitions. We take a Czech example and use in-depth semi-structured interviews to investigate the how local actors perceived and influenced the re-development perspectives of the former MTA Brdy, Czech Republic. This case is interesting, because international and national politics in as much as different groups of local stakeholders played significant roles in creating opportunities and for holding or pushing a re- or new development on the military brownfield land. Next to the results of the qualitative interviews with local stakeholders, we include analysis of available statistical data and information about the case study municipalities. Our contribution gives an insightful investigation about the role that local actors played in determining new uses of the former MTA in uncertain and unstable socio-economic and political conditions typical for post-communist and developing countries.

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Petr Klusáček; Stanislav Martinát; Tomáš Krejčí; Stephan Bartke. Re-development of a former military training area—The case of Brdy told from a local actors’ perspective. Land Use Policy 2018, 82, 147 -157.

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Petr Klusáček, Stanislav Martinát, Tomáš Krejčí, Stephan Bartke. Re-development of a former military training area—The case of Brdy told from a local actors’ perspective. Land Use Policy. 2018; 82 ():147-157.

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Petr Klusáček; Stanislav Martinát; Tomáš Krejčí; Stephan Bartke. 2018. "Re-development of a former military training area—The case of Brdy told from a local actors’ perspective." Land Use Policy 82, no. : 147-157.

Journal article
Published: 05 November 2018 in International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
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Purpose Energy poverty can be seen as a relatively new, but typical sustainability problem in which various dimensions (ecology, society and economy) are interlinked and in part conflict with each other. Moreover, the variety of involved stakeholders (planners, tenants, housing companies, private landlords, energy consultants, etc.) represents conflicting aims for solving this problem. This paper aims to present a systematic linkage between higher education for sustainable development (HESD) and education about energy poverty yet. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative comparative case study approach with a similar didactic approach is used. Findings Based on the literature about HESD and an overall model in general didactics, ten criteria were identified and used for an overall reflection about similar courses dealing with the topic of energy poverty. The criteria covered the learning goals, the didactical approaches and the institutional support in the forms of organisation in the courses. Research limitations/implications There was no competency measurement of the students in the described courses. Practical implications There was no evaluation of the development of students’ key competencies for sustainability. However, the reflections of students and teachers revealed a positive development regarding the students’ learning process, especially because they worked on a real-world sustainability problem: energy poverty. Originality/value This contribution describes how university courses on energy poverty were designed and implemented at five German universities. Against the background of general criteria for HESD, it reflects on the experiences that the use of this concept evoked. Through a comparison of the five courses against these criteria, the paper outlines strengths and weaknesses of the approach and closes with recommendations and requirements for designing further courses.

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Mandy Singer-Brodowski; Katrin Grossmann; Stephan Bartke; Sandra Huning; Theresa Weinsziehr; Nina Hagemann. Competency-oriented education for sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 2018, 19, 1299 -1316.

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Mandy Singer-Brodowski, Katrin Grossmann, Stephan Bartke, Sandra Huning, Theresa Weinsziehr, Nina Hagemann. Competency-oriented education for sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2018; 19 (7):1299-1316.

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Mandy Singer-Brodowski; Katrin Grossmann; Stephan Bartke; Sandra Huning; Theresa Weinsziehr; Nina Hagemann. 2018. "Competency-oriented education for sustainable development." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 19, no. 7: 1299-1316.

Review
Published: 05 September 2018 in Sustainability
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What drives farmers’ decision-making? To inform effective, efficient, and legitimate governance of agricultural soils, it is important to understand the behaviour of those who manage the fields. This article contributes to the assessment and development of innovative soil governance instruments by outlining a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of farmers’ behaviour and decision-making. Our analysis synthesises empirical literature from different disciplines spanning the last four decades on various farm-level decision-making problems. Based on a conceptual framework that links objective characteristics of the farm and the farmer with behavioural characteristics, social-institutional environment, economic constraints, and decision characteristics, empirical findings from 87 European studies are presented and discussed. We point out that economic constraints and incentives are very important, but that other factors also have significant effects, in particular pro-environmental attitudes, goodness of fit, and past experience. Conversely, we find mixed results for demographic factors and symbolic capital. A number of potentially highly relevant yet understudied factors for soil governance are identified, including adoption of technologies, advisory services, bureaucratic load, risk aversion and social capital, social norms, and peer orientation. Our results emphasise the importance of a broad behavioural perspective to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and legitimacy of soil governance.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke. Leverage Points for Governing Agricultural Soils: A Review of Empirical Studies of European Farmers’ Decision-Making. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3179 .

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Bartosz Bartkowski, Stephan Bartke. Leverage Points for Governing Agricultural Soils: A Review of Empirical Studies of European Farmers’ Decision-Making. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (9):3179.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Stephan Bartke. 2018. "Leverage Points for Governing Agricultural Soils: A Review of Empirical Studies of European Farmers’ Decision-Making." Sustainability 10, no. 9: 3179.

Special issue article
Published: 19 July 2018 in Land Degradation & Development
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Bioeconomy strategies have been adopted in many countries around the world. Their sustainable implementation requires a management of soils that maintains soil functions and avoids land degradation. Only then ecosystem services can be maintained and resources used efficiently. We present an analytical framework for impact assessment that links policy and technology driving forces for soil management decisions to soil processes, soil functional changes and their impacts on ecosystem services and resource use efficiency, both being targets that have been set by society and are anchored in bioeconomy policy strategies and sustainable development goals. While the resource use efficiency concept has a long‐term tradition, most studies of agricultural management do not address the role of soils in their efficiency assessment. The concept of ecosystem services has received increasing attention over the last years; however, its link to soil functions and soil management practices is still not well established. This study is the first to conceptually link the socio‐economic processes of external drivers for soil management with the natural processes of soil functions and connect them back to impacts on the social system. Application of the framework helps strengthen the science‐policy interface and to systemically assess and compare the opportunities and threats of soil management practices from the perspective of goals set by society at different spatial and temporal scales. Insights gained in this way can be applied in stakeholder decision‐making processes and used to inform the design of governance instruments aimed at sustainable soil management within a bioeconomy.

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Katharina Helming; Katrin Daedlow; Carsten Paul; Anja-Kristina Techen; Stephan Bartke; Bartosz Bartkowski; David Kaiser; Ute Wollschläger; Hans-Jörg Vogel. Managing soil functions for a sustainable bioeconomy-Assessment framework and state of the art. Land Degradation & Development 2018, 29, 3112 -3126.

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Katharina Helming, Katrin Daedlow, Carsten Paul, Anja-Kristina Techen, Stephan Bartke, Bartosz Bartkowski, David Kaiser, Ute Wollschläger, Hans-Jörg Vogel. Managing soil functions for a sustainable bioeconomy-Assessment framework and state of the art. Land Degradation & Development. 2018; 29 (9):3112-3126.

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Katharina Helming; Katrin Daedlow; Carsten Paul; Anja-Kristina Techen; Stephan Bartke; Bartosz Bartkowski; David Kaiser; Ute Wollschläger; Hans-Jörg Vogel. 2018. "Managing soil functions for a sustainable bioeconomy-Assessment framework and state of the art." Land Degradation & Development 29, no. 9: 3112-3126.

Journal article
Published: 13 July 2018 in Sustainability
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Who owns the soils? What seems to be a straightforward legal issue actually opens up a debate about the ecosystem services that can be derived from soils and the distribution of benefits and responsibilities for sustaining functioning and healthy soils. In particular, agricultural land use may be constrained by a lack of properly defined property rights. Using the new institutional economics perspective, we show that multifunctionality of soils and an attribute-based property rights perspective substantiate the intuition that land property implies special obligations towards the common good. The concept of ecosystem services can illustrate the variety of beneficiaries of multifaceted soil ecosystem services. This allows identification of reasons for unsustainable soil management that result from imperfections in the definition of property rights. We suggest implications for improved governance of agricultural soils using two case studies in the EU context: the EU Common Agricultural Policy and the use of planning instruments to steer agricultural soil use in Germany. Thus, we contribute to achieving the societal goals of more sustainable land use by detecting causes of shortcomings in current land regulation and by suggesting governance approaches to support a more sustainable management of agricultural soils.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Bernd Hansjürgens; Stefan Möckel; Stephan Bartke. Institutional Economics of Agricultural Soil Ecosystem Services. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2447 .

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Bartosz Bartkowski, Bernd Hansjürgens, Stefan Möckel, Stephan Bartke. Institutional Economics of Agricultural Soil Ecosystem Services. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (7):2447.

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Bartosz Bartkowski; Bernd Hansjürgens; Stefan Möckel; Stephan Bartke. 2018. "Institutional Economics of Agricultural Soil Ecosystem Services." Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2447.

Articles
Published: 13 May 2018 in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
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Societies need to govern soils to maintain the various ecosystem services provided to humans, for instance ensuring food security, biodiversity conservation, water regulation or carbon sequestration. Developing suitable policy instruments is therefore a precondition to implementing sustainable soil management practices. However, there is a lack of analytical tools to systematically describe the performance of instruments for soil governance. This paper presents and applies an analytical framework for soil governance. Governance performance is assessed with the following dimensions: capacity to support resilience, effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy (REEL). We also specify each dimension in more detail by using indicators to enable an assessment of each criterion. These core indicators need to be analysed on different spatial and temporal scales. The development of the framework was based on a review of existing literature on environmental and natural resource governance. It is built upon existing frameworks and focuses specifically on a systematic description and evaluation of instruments. Additionally, the paper shows two examples of how to apply the framework: A systematic description of agri-environmental and climate measures (AECM) in Germany’s Free State of Saxony and an ex-ante policy comparison of two instruments for steering land-development.

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Nataly Juerges; Nina Hagemann; Stephan Bartke. A tool to analyse instruments for soil governance: the REEL-framework. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 2018, 20, 617 -631.

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Nataly Juerges, Nina Hagemann, Stephan Bartke. A tool to analyse instruments for soil governance: the REEL-framework. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 2018; 20 (5):617-631.

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Nataly Juerges; Nina Hagemann; Stephan Bartke. 2018. "A tool to analyse instruments for soil governance: the REEL-framework." Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 20, no. 5: 617-631.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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The regeneration of brownfields has been increasingly recognized as a key instrument in sustainable land management, since free developable land (or so called "greenfields") has become a scare and more expensive resource, especially in densely populated areas. However, the complexity of these sites requires considerable efforts to successfully complete their revitalization projects, thus requiring the development and application of appropriate tools to support decision makers in the selection of promising sites where efficiently allocate the limited financial resources. The design of effective prioritization tools is a complex process, which requires the analysis and consideration of critical points of attention (PoAs) which has been identified considering the state of the art in literature, and lessons learned from previous developments of regional brownfield (BF) prioritization processes, frameworks and tools. Accordingly, we identified 5 PoAs, namely 1) Assessing end user needs and orientation discussions, 2) Availability and quality of the data needed for the BF prioritization tool, 3) Communication and stakeholder engagement 4) Drivers of regeneration success, and 5) Financing and application costs. To deepen and collate the most recent knowledge on the topics from scientists and practitioners, we organized a focus group discussion within a special session at the AquaConSoil (ACS) conference 2017, where participants were asked to add their experience and thoughts to the discussion in order to identify the most significant and urgent points of attention in BF prioritization tool design. The result of this assessment is a comprehensive table (Table 2), which can support problem owners, investors, service providers, regulators, public and private land managers, decision makers etc. in the identification of the main aspects (sub-topics) to be considered and their relative influences and in the comprehension of the general patterns and challenges to be faced when dealing with the development of BF prioritization tools.

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Elsa Limasset; Lisa Pizzol; Corinne Merly; Annette M. Gatchett; Cecile LE Guern; Stanislav Martinát; Petr Klusáček; Stephan Bartke. Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 622-623, 997 -1008.

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Elsa Limasset, Lisa Pizzol, Corinne Merly, Annette M. Gatchett, Cecile LE Guern, Stanislav Martinát, Petr Klusáček, Stephan Bartke. Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 622-623 ():997-1008.

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Elsa Limasset; Lisa Pizzol; Corinne Merly; Annette M. Gatchett; Cecile LE Guern; Stanislav Martinát; Petr Klusáček; Stephan Bartke. 2018. "Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization." Science of The Total Environment 622-623, no. : 997-1008.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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We introduce the INSPIRATION bottom-up approach for the development of a strategic research agenda for spatial planning, land use and soil-sediment-water-system management in Europe. Research and innovation needs were identified by more than 500 European funders, endusers, scientists, policy makers, public administrators and consultants. We report both on the concept and on the implementation of the bottom-up approach, provide a critique of the process and draw key lessons for the development of research agendas in the future. Based on identified strengths and weaknesses we identified as key opportunities and threats 1) a high ranking and attentiveness for the research topics on the political agenda, in press and media or in public awareness, 2) availability of funding for research, 3) the resources available for creating the agenda itself, 4) the role of the sponsor of the agenda development, and 5) the continuity of stakeholder engagement as bases for identification of windows of opportunity, creating ownership for the agenda and facilitating its implementation. Our derived key recommendations are 1) a clear definition of the area for which the agenda is to be developed and for the targeted user, 2) a conceptual model to structure the agenda, 3) making clear the expected roles, tasks, input formats regarding the involvement and communication with the stakeholders and project partners, 4) a sufficient number of iterations and checks of the agenda with stakeholders to insure completeness, relevance and creation of co-ownership for the agenda, and 5) from the beginning prepare the infrastructure for the network to implement the agenda.

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Stephan Bartke; Alexandra E. Boekhold; Jos Brils; Detlef Grimski; Uwe Ferber; Justyna Gorgon; Valérie Guerin; Franz Makeschin; Linda Maring; C. Paul Nathanail; Jacques Villeneuve; Josef Zeyer; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Soil and land use research in Europe: Lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 622-623, 1408 -1416.

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Stephan Bartke, Alexandra E. Boekhold, Jos Brils, Detlef Grimski, Uwe Ferber, Justyna Gorgon, Valérie Guerin, Franz Makeschin, Linda Maring, C. Paul Nathanail, Jacques Villeneuve, Josef Zeyer, Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. Soil and land use research in Europe: Lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 622-623 ():1408-1416.

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Stephan Bartke; Alexandra E. Boekhold; Jos Brils; Detlef Grimski; Uwe Ferber; Justyna Gorgon; Valérie Guerin; Franz Makeschin; Linda Maring; C. Paul Nathanail; Jacques Villeneuve; Josef Zeyer; Christoph Schröter-Schlaack. 2018. "Soil and land use research in Europe: Lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting." Science of The Total Environment 622-623, no. : 1408-1416.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2018 in Ecological Economics
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Veronika Liebelt; Stephan Bartke; Nina Schwarz. Revealing Preferences for Urban Green Spaces: A Scale-sensitive Hedonic Pricing Analysis for the City of Leipzig. Ecological Economics 2018, 146, 536 -548.

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Veronika Liebelt, Stephan Bartke, Nina Schwarz. Revealing Preferences for Urban Green Spaces: A Scale-sensitive Hedonic Pricing Analysis for the City of Leipzig. Ecological Economics. 2018; 146 ():536-548.

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Veronika Liebelt; Stephan Bartke; Nina Schwarz. 2018. "Revealing Preferences for Urban Green Spaces: A Scale-sensitive Hedonic Pricing Analysis for the City of Leipzig." Ecological Economics 146, no. : 536-548.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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A deliberate expert-based scenario approach is applied to better understand the likely determinants of the evolution of the market for nanoparticles use in remediation in Europe until 2025. An initial set of factors had been obtained from a literature review and was complemented by a workshop and key-informant interviews. In further expert engaging formats - focus groups, workshops, conferences, surveys - this initial set of factors was condensed and engaged experts scored the factors regarding their importance for being likely to influence the market development. An interaction matrix was obtained identifying the factors being most active in shaping the market development in Europe by 2025, namely "Science-Policy-Interface" and "Validated information on nanoparticle application potential". Based on these, potential scenarios were determined and development of factors discussed. Conclusions are offered on achievable interventions to enhance nanoremediation deployment.

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Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Nicola Harries; Jennifer Hauck; Paul Bardos. Market potential of nanoremediation in Europe – Market drivers and interventions identified in a deliberative scenario approach. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 619-620, 1040 -1048.

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Stephan Bartke, Nina Hagemann, Nicola Harries, Jennifer Hauck, Paul Bardos. Market potential of nanoremediation in Europe – Market drivers and interventions identified in a deliberative scenario approach. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 619-620 ():1040-1048.

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Stephan Bartke; Nina Hagemann; Nicola Harries; Jennifer Hauck; Paul Bardos. 2018. "Market potential of nanoremediation in Europe – Market drivers and interventions identified in a deliberative scenario approach." Science of The Total Environment 619-620, no. : 1040-1048.

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Published: 15 March 2018 in SOIL
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The central importance of soil for the functioning of terrestrial systems is increasingly recognized. Critically relevant for water quality, climate control, nutrient cycling and biodiversity, soil provides more functions than just the basis for agricultural production. Nowadays, soil is increasingly under pressure as a limited resource for the production of food, energy and raw materials. This has led to an increasing demand for concepts assessing soil functions so that they can be adequately considered in decision-making aimed at sustainable soil management. The various soil science disciplines have progressively developed highly sophisticated methods to explore the multitude of physical, chemical and biological processes in soil. It is not obvious, however, how the steadily improving insight into soil processes may contribute to the evaluation of soil functions. Here, we present to a new systemic modeling framework that allows for a consistent coupling between reductionist yet observable indicators for soil functions with detailed process understanding. It is based on the mechanistic relationships between soil functional attributes, each explained by a network of interacting processes as derived from scientific evidence. The non-linear character of these interactions produces stability and resilience of soil with respect to functional characteristics. We anticipate that this new conceptional framework will integrate the various soil science disciplines and help identify important future research questions at the interface between disciplines. It allows the overwhelming complexity of soil systems to be adequately coped with and paves the way for steadily improving our capability to assess soil functions based on scientific understanding.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel; Stephan Bartke; Katrin Daedlow; Katharina Helming; Ingrid Kögel-Knabner; Birgit Lang; Eva Rabot; David Russell; Bastian Stößel; Ulrich Weller; Martin Wiesmeier; Ute Wollschläger. A systemic approach for modeling soil functions. SOIL 2018, 4, 83 -92.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel, Stephan Bartke, Katrin Daedlow, Katharina Helming, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Birgit Lang, Eva Rabot, David Russell, Bastian Stößel, Ulrich Weller, Martin Wiesmeier, Ute Wollschläger. A systemic approach for modeling soil functions. SOIL. 2018; 4 (1):83-92.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel; Stephan Bartke; Katrin Daedlow; Katharina Helming; Ingrid Kögel-Knabner; Birgit Lang; Eva Rabot; David Russell; Bastian Stößel; Ulrich Weller; Martin Wiesmeier; Ute Wollschläger. 2018. "A systemic approach for modeling soil functions." SOIL 4, no. 1: 83-92.

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Published: 04 October 2017
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The central importance of soil for the functioning of terrestrial systems is increasingly recognized. Critically relevant for water quality, climate control, nutrient cycling and biodiversity, soil provides more functions than just the basis for agricultural production. Nowadays, soil is increasingly under pressure as a limited resource for the production of food, energy and raw materials. This has led to an increasing demand for concepts assessing soil functions so that they can be adequately considered in decision making aimed at sustainable soil management. The various soil science disciplines have progressively developed highly sophisticated methods to explore the multitude of physical, chemical and biological processes in soil. It is not obvious, however, how the steadily improving insight into soil processes may contribute to the evaluation of soil functions. Here we present to a new systemic modeling framework that allows for a consistent coupling between reductionist yet observable indicators for soil functions with detailed process understanding. It is based on the mechanistic relationships between soil functional attributes, each explained by a network of interacting processes as derived from scientific evidence. The non-linear character of these interactions produces stability and resilience of soil with respect to functional characteristics. We anticipate that this new conceptional framework will integrate the various soil science disciplines and help identify important future research questions at the interface between disciplines. It allows the overwhelming complexity of soil systems to be adequately coped with and paves the way for steadily improving our capability to assess soil functions based on scientific understanding.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel; Stephan Bartke; Katrin Daedlow; Katharina Helming; Ingrid Kögel-Knabner; Birgit Lang; Eva Rabot; David Russell; Bastian Stößel; Ulrich Weller; Martin Wiesmeier; Ute Wollschläger. Sustainable soil management requires a systemic approach. 2017, 2017, 1 -15.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel, Stephan Bartke, Katrin Daedlow, Katharina Helming, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Birgit Lang, Eva Rabot, David Russell, Bastian Stößel, Ulrich Weller, Martin Wiesmeier, Ute Wollschläger. Sustainable soil management requires a systemic approach. . 2017; 2017 ():1-15.

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Hans-Jörg Vogel; Stephan Bartke; Katrin Daedlow; Katharina Helming; Ingrid Kögel-Knabner; Birgit Lang; Eva Rabot; David Russell; Bastian Stößel; Ulrich Weller; Martin Wiesmeier; Ute Wollschläger. 2017. "Sustainable soil management requires a systemic approach." 2017, no. : 1-15.

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Published: 01 December 2016 in Journal of Environmental Management
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Highlights•Practical use of ‘Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool’ TBPT is tested in 5 cases.•TBPT enables classification of sites according to targeted reuse potential.•TBPT detects hidden reuse potentials and supports brownfield portfolio management.•Versatility of TBPT is associated with data preparation investment.•The TBPT can contribute to more sustainable regeneration of brownfields. AbstractPrioritizing brownfields for redevelopment in real estate portfolios can contribute to more sustainable regeneration and land management. Owners of large real estate and brownfield portfolios are challenged to allocate their limited resources to the development of the most critical or promising sites, in terms of time and cost efficiency. Authorities worried about the negative impacts of brownfields – in particular in the case of potential contamination – on the environment and society also need to prioritize their resources to those brownfields that most urgently deserve attention and intervention. Yet, numerous factors have to be considered for prioritizing actions, in particular when adhering to sustainability principles. Several multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approaches and tools have been suggested in order to support these actors in managing their brownfield portfolios. Based on lessons learned from the literature on success factors, sustainability assessment and MCDA approaches, researchers from a recent EU project have developed the web-based Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool (TBPT). It facilitates assessment and prioritization of a portfolio of sites on the basis of the probability of successful and sustainable regeneration or according to individually specified objectives. This paper introduces the challenges of brownfield portfolio management in general and reports about the application of the TBPT in five cases: practical test-uses by two large institutional land owners from Germany, a local and a regional administrative body from the Czech Republic, and an expert from a national environmental authority from Romania. Based on literature requirements for sustainability assessment tools and on the end-users’ feedbacks from the practical tests, we discuss the TBPT's strengths and weaknesses in order to inform and give recommendations for future development of prioritization tools. Graphical abstract

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Stephan Bartke; Stanislav Martinát; Petr Klusáček; Lisa Pizzol; Filip Alexandrescu; Bohumil Frantal; Andrea Critto; Alex Zabeo. Targeted selection of brownfields from portfolios for sustainable regeneration: User experiences from five cases testing the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool. Journal of Environmental Management 2016, 184, 94 -107.

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Stephan Bartke, Stanislav Martinát, Petr Klusáček, Lisa Pizzol, Filip Alexandrescu, Bohumil Frantal, Andrea Critto, Alex Zabeo. Targeted selection of brownfields from portfolios for sustainable regeneration: User experiences from five cases testing the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool. Journal of Environmental Management. 2016; 184 ():94-107.

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Stephan Bartke; Stanislav Martinát; Petr Klusáček; Lisa Pizzol; Filip Alexandrescu; Bohumil Frantal; Andrea Critto; Alex Zabeo. 2016. "Targeted selection of brownfields from portfolios for sustainable regeneration: User experiences from five cases testing the Timbre Brownfield Prioritization Tool." Journal of Environmental Management 184, no. : 94-107.