Ebook: Economic Studies on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment

This book contains a selection of the papers presented at the Joint Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, which was held in Bologna, Italy, on June 12-14, 2001. This was the seventh gathering of a biennal meeting born from a cooperation agreement between US and Italian academic and research institutions. This round of the Conference was organized in the Faculty of Agriculture in Bologna by the Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Engineering (DEIAgra) and the CNR Land and Agri-System Management Research Centre (GeST A-CNR) of Bologna. There were two main reasons for the choice of this location: fIrst, the Conference was dedicated to Maurizio Grillenzoni and Franco Alvisi, two colleagues and friends who passed away in recent years, and who committed themselves and played an important role in developing the collaboration agreement and promoting the past Conferences; second, in the year 2000 the Faculty of Agriculture in Bologna celebrated its fIrst centennial, and this Con­ ference was part of a wide set of events organized to highlight the relevant role of the Faculty in the research activity, both at an Italian and international level. The Conference papers were articulated both in plenary and concurrent sessions, dealing with key topics for agricultural economists. A structure similar to the Conference was adopted for grouping the papers into the four sections contained in this book: • food, nutrition, and quality, focusing i. e.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Differing U.S. and European Perspectives on GMOs....Pages 3-13
The Italian Legislation on Intellectual Property Rights Related with GMOs....Pages 15-21
Child Nutrition and Economic Growth in Vietnam in the 1990s....Pages 23-45
Large Scale Retailers and Diffusion in the Agri-Food System of the ISO 9000 Certified Quality Management System....Pages 47-56
Vertical Coordination and the Design Process for Supply Chains to Ensure Food Quality....Pages 57-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Water Scarcity: Institutional Change, Water Markets, and Privatization....Pages 91-115
Evaluation of the Recreational Uses of Rural Land: A Case Study....Pages 117-131
The Value of Licenses for Recreational Use of Natural Resources....Pages 133-151
Analysis of Land Prices under Uncertainty: A Real Option Valuation Approach....Pages 153-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Assessing Strategic Programs for Sustainable Local Development: A Case Study....Pages 171-183
Reinterpreting Structural Change in U.S. Agriculture....Pages 185-200
Risk Management: From the Researcher to the Farmer....Pages 201-218
New Paradigms in Rural Development: Some Lessons from the Italian Experience....Pages 219-240
Principles of Rural Tourism Development....Pages 241-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Market-Based Mechanisms for Environmental Improvement....Pages 255-267
Evaluating Sustainability in Planning and Design....Pages 269-279
Transfer of Development Rights: An Innovative Approach to Urban and Regional Management in Italy....Pages 281-291
Transformation of Recreational Environmental Goods and Services Provided by Agriculture and Forestry into Recreational Environmental Products....Pages 293-314
Integrating Prediction Models, Evaluation Methodologies and GIS: The Assessment of Agriculture-Environment Relationships in the Trasimeno Watershed....Pages 315-327
The Application of Reg. 2078/1992 in the Province of Vicenza....Pages 329-337
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Application of Agro-Environmental Programs in Emilia-Romagna Region....Pages 339-353
A Decision Support System for the Economic-Environmental Assessment of Crop Production....Pages 355-360
Traffic Noise and Housing Values....Pages 361-369

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Differing U.S. and European Perspectives on GMOs....Pages 3-13
The Italian Legislation on Intellectual Property Rights Related with GMOs....Pages 15-21
Child Nutrition and Economic Growth in Vietnam in the 1990s....Pages 23-45
Large Scale Retailers and Diffusion in the Agri-Food System of the ISO 9000 Certified Quality Management System....Pages 47-56
Vertical Coordination and the Design Process for Supply Chains to Ensure Food Quality....Pages 57-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Water Scarcity: Institutional Change, Water Markets, and Privatization....Pages 91-115
Evaluation of the Recreational Uses of Rural Land: A Case Study....Pages 117-131
The Value of Licenses for Recreational Use of Natural Resources....Pages 133-151
Analysis of Land Prices under Uncertainty: A Real Option Valuation Approach....Pages 153-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Assessing Strategic Programs for Sustainable Local Development: A Case Study....Pages 171-183
Reinterpreting Structural Change in U.S. Agriculture....Pages 185-200
Risk Management: From the Researcher to the Farmer....Pages 201-218
New Paradigms in Rural Development: Some Lessons from the Italian Experience....Pages 219-240
Principles of Rural Tourism Development....Pages 241-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Market-Based Mechanisms for Environmental Improvement....Pages 255-267
Evaluating Sustainability in Planning and Design....Pages 269-279
Transfer of Development Rights: An Innovative Approach to Urban and Regional Management in Italy....Pages 281-291
Transformation of Recreational Environmental Goods and Services Provided by Agriculture and Forestry into Recreational Environmental Products....Pages 293-314
Integrating Prediction Models, Evaluation Methodologies and GIS: The Assessment of Agriculture-Environment Relationships in the Trasimeno Watershed....Pages 315-327
The Application of Reg. 2078/1992 in the Province of Vicenza....Pages 329-337
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Application of Agro-Environmental Programs in Emilia-Romagna Region....Pages 339-353
A Decision Support System for the Economic-Environmental Assessment of Crop Production....Pages 355-360
Traffic Noise and Housing Values....Pages 361-369
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