Strengthening the multifunctional use of European land: coping with marginalisation

Objective

The project will address how multifunctional land use can cope with marginalisation and land use change. The project will:
(1) identify areas most vulnerable to marginalisation of agriculture in seven countries at national level;
(2) develop a set of tool s and scenarios for recommendations for appropriate land use based on a selection of ecological, cultural and socio-economic criteria for policy and decision makers at the EU, national and municipal level.
(3) study the role of the CAP in the process of marginalisation and developing of tools and recommendations for appropriate land use.
(4) assess the viability of multifunctional land use given the vulnerability to and acceptability to marginalisation, and CAP

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY IF LIFE SCIENCES

Address

1432 Aas
Norway

Participants (8)

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Netherlands

Address

Burgemeester Patijnlaan 19
2502 Den Haag (S-gravenhage)

BUNDESANSTALT FUER BERGBAUERNFRAGEN

Austria

Address

Moellwaldplatz 5
1040 Wien

INSTITUTE OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH

Czechia

Address

Jilove U Prahy 1544
254 01 Jilove U Prahy

MTT AGRIFOOD RESEARCH FINLAND

Finland

Address

O-house
31600 Jokioinen

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 585
Barcelona

UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN

Hungary

Address

Egyetem Tér. 1
Debrecen

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA

Czechia

Address

Branisovska 31
370 05 Ceske Budejovice

UNIVERSITY OF TARTU

Estonia

Address

Vanemuise Street 46
51014 Tartu