Provision of public goods by agriculture and forestry: Economics, policy and the way ahead

• Viaggi, Davide ^[1] ; Raggi, Meri ^[1] ; Villanueva, Anastasio J. ^[3] ; Kantelhardt, Jochen ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Bologna

     University of Bologna

     Bolonia, Italia

     
  2. [2] University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

     University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

     Innere Stadt, Austria

     
  3. [3] IFAPA-Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training, Camino de Purchil, PO Box 2027, E-18004, Granada, Spain

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• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 107, 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The provision of public goods by agriculture and forestry has taken increasing importance in the policy debate. The objective of this editorial is to set the scene for the special issue, to provide a summary of the main messages from the papers therein, highlight the most relevant lessons learnt for policy and generate insights for future research. The results highlight that there is a need to investigate further both the micro-mechanisms of decision-making, value creation and coordination among actors, including the micro-level issues in policy design, and to address the topic of public goods, taking a holistic view of how agriculture and forestry systems work. In order to meet these real-world requirements, different research approaches need to be better integrated, promoting cross-fertilisation and synergies among different methodological perspectives, able to complement one another in meeting policy challenges.