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Séminaire d’économie de Bordeaux

Kato Van Ruymbeke

Do we like the look of ecological agriculture? A choice experiment to determine the value of aesthetic services derived from agricultural landscapes in Flanders, Belgium

Abstract :

Ecological farm management practices – which attempt to increase environmental quality while maintaining agricultural production – are increasingly recognised for their substantial contribution to ecosystem services. The impact of such ecological practices on provisioning (e.g., production of raw materials such as food) and regulating and maintaining services (e.g., erosion regulation, pollination, and carbon sequestration), though found to vary depending on both the type and extent of the practice as well as the service considered, has been prolifically studied in the agro-ecological literature. The study of the impact of ecological practices on cultural services, however, remains notably scarce. We aim to fill this research gap by evaluating preferences for aesthetic services derived from an increased incorporation of ecological farm management practices in agroecosystems in Flanders, Belgium. Specifically, we carry out a discrete choice experiment with the general public.