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Changes in the Management of the Irish Uplands: A Case-Study from the Iveragh Peninsula

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  • O'Rourke Eileen
  • Kramm Nadine

    (Department of Geography, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, College Cork, Cork, Ireland)

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European upland landscapes are of high natural and cultural value. In this paper we present a case study, set in the Irish uplands. We highlight the complex links between ecology, farming systems, the policy environment and the local socioeconomic and cultural context. Given the current low economic returns from hill sheep farming, pluriactivity and multifunctionalism are increasingly necessary farm household coping strategies. We argue that the part-time farming model has land use management and ecological implications for the uplands. Overall we find that within the social-ecological system studied, farming households are adjusting to changing circumstances rather than exiting the sector en mass. We conclude that effective policies for the conservation and management of the uplands, requires a cross-sectoral approach that can take account not only of environmental criteria, but also land managers socio-economic objectives.

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  • O'Rourke Eileen & Kramm Nadine, 2009. "Changes in the Management of the Irish Uplands: A Case-Study from the Iveragh Peninsula," European Countryside, Sciendo, vol. 1(1), pages 53-66, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eurcou:v:1:y:2009:i:1:p:53-66:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/v10091-009-0005-5
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    1. Di Falco, Salvatore & van Rensburg, Tom M., 2004. "Rural Institutions And Natural Resource Exploitation: The Case Of Irish Commonage," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20408, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    1. Fabien Santini & Fatmir Guri & Sergio Gomez y Paloma, 2013. "Labelling of agricultural and food products of mountain farming," JRC Research Reports JRC77119, Joint Research Centre.

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