IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/aiea14/174944.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Agricultural landscape as a driver of regional competitiveness - The role of stakeholder networks in landscape valorisation

Author

Listed:
  • Schaller, Lena
  • Ehmeier, V
  • Kapfer, Martin
  • Kantelhardt, J.

Abstract

The use and valorisation of landscape services provided in agricultural landscapes are assumed to create socio-economic benefits, which in turn can enhance the competitiveness of rural regions. However, the causal relationships between the valorisation of landscape and the socio-economic benefits are complex and up to now not comprehensively understood. Results of a stakeholder workshop held in a rural area in the northern Austrian Alps indicate, that functioning networks of regional actors are of utter importance for successful landscape valorisation. Also literature reveals that the successful involvement of stakeholders is a major factor for an effective management of complex social processes. Against this background our paper analyses the contribution of social networks to landscape valorisation in the Austrian study region “Mittleres Ennstal”. We apply a Social Network Analysis (SNA) on a closed stakeholder network of altogether 22 institutions representing agriculture, tourism, local administration, local economy, nature conservation and rural development. We combine SNA with an expert evaluation of different strategies of landscape valorisation and assess how regional socio-economic benefits from landscape valorisation potentially impact on regional competitiveness. The study gives insights about the density of stakeholder networks in rural areas and about the different strategies of landscape valorisation pursued by different stakeholder groups. The method applied is suitable to show the potentials of stakeholder networks in fostering landscape valorisation. It furthermore is able to detect strategic gaps and thus can reveal potential starting points for the improvement and bundling of landscape valorisation strategies aiming at the enhancement of regional competitiveness.

Suggested Citation

  • Schaller, Lena & Ehmeier, V & Kapfer, Martin & Kantelhardt, J., 2014. "Agricultural landscape as a driver of regional competitiveness - The role of stakeholder networks in landscape valorisation," 2014 Third Congress, June 25-27, 2014, Alghero, Italy 174944, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aiea14:174944
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.174944
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/174944/files/Agricultural%20landscape%20as%20a%20driver%20of%20regional%20competitiveness%20-%20The%20role%20of%20stakeholder%20networks%20in%20landscape%20valorisation%20_%20Schaller%20L_%20Ehmeier%20V%20_%20Kapfer%20M%20_%20Kantelhardt%20J..pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.174944?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Krystyna A. Stave, 2002. "Using system dynamics to improve public participation in environmental decisions," System Dynamics Review, System Dynamics Society, vol. 18(2), pages 139-167, June.
    2. John M Bryson, 2004. "What to do when Stakeholders matter," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 21-53, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Guido Noto & Lidia Noto, 2019. "Local Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Analysis: Suggesting a Dynamic Performance Management Approach," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 293-310, September.
    2. repec:dgr:rugsom:06a09 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Bert George, 2017. "Does strategic planning ‘work’ in public organizations? Insights from Flemish municipalities," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(7), pages 527-530, November.
    4. G. Abord-Hugon Nonet & T. Gössling & R. Tulder & J. M. Bryson, 2022. "Multi-stakeholder Engagement for the Sustainable Development Goals: Introduction to the Special Issue," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 180(4), pages 945-957, November.
    5. Jingrui Ju & Luning Liu & Yuqiang Feng, 2019. "Design of an O2O Citizen Participation Ecosystem for Sustainable Governance," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 605-620, June.
    6. Martin Luštický & Martin Musil, 2016. "Stakeholder-Based Evaluation of Tourism Policy Priorities: The Case of the South Bohemian Region," Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2016(3), pages 3-23.
    7. Laura Schmitt Olabisi & Amadou Sidibé, 2023. "Observations from a system dynamics modeling field school in Mali," System Dynamics Review, System Dynamics Society, vol. 39(1), pages 80-94, January.
    8. Jolanta MAJ, 2015. "Diversity Management’S Stakeholders And Stakeholders Management," Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 9(1), pages 780-793, November.
    9. Franco-Trigo, L. & Fernandez-Llimos, F. & Martínez-Martínez, F. & Benrimoj, S.I. & Sabater-Hernández, D., 2020. "Stakeholder analysis in health innovation planning processes: A systematic scoping review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(10), pages 1083-1099.
    10. Marques, Marlene & Juerges, Nataly & Borges, José G., 2020. "Appraisal framework for actor interest and power analysis in forest management - Insights from Northern Portugal," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    11. Liu, Shuang & Hurley, Michael & Lowell, Kim E. & Siddique, Abu-Baker M. & Diggle, Art & Cook, David C., 2011. "An integrated decision-support approach in prioritizing risks of non-indigenous species in the face of high uncertainty," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(11), pages 1924-1930, September.
    12. Tabah Arif Rahmani & Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat & Mi Sun Park & Rizaldi Boer & Meti Ekayani & Arif Satria, 2022. "Reconciling Conflict of Interest in the Management of Forest Restoration Ecosystem: A Strategy to Incorporate Different Interests of Stakeholders in the Utilization of the Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, I," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-16, October.
    13. Fernando J. C. Magalhães Filho & Adriane A. F. S. L. de Queiroz & Beatriz S. Machado & Paula L. Paulo, 2019. "Sustainable Sanitation Management Tool for Decision Making in Isolated Areas in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-13, March.
    14. Kik, M.C. & Claassen, G.D.H. & Meuwissen, M.P.M. & Smit, A.B. & Saatkamp, H.W., 2021. "Actor analysis for sustainable soil management – A case study from the Netherlands," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    15. Jesus R. Gastelum & Ganesh Krishnamurthy & Nemesciano Ochoa & Shane Sibbett & Margie Armstrong & Parag Kalaria, 2018. "The Use of System Dynamics Model to Enhance Integrated Resources Planning Implementation," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 32(7), pages 2247-2260, May.
    16. Tiédian Fané & Toumani Bagayoko, 2020. "The Impact of Stakeholders on the Achievement of the Projects Within Malian Firms: Case of SODEMA," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(3), pages 1-87, March.
    17. Alison Deviney & Khara Grieger & Ashton Merck & John Classen & Anna-Maria Marshall, 2023. "Phosphorus sustainability through coordinated stakeholder engagement: a perspective," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 43(3), pages 371-378, September.
    18. Mark K. McBeth & Donna L. Lybecker & James W. Stoutenborough, 2016. "Do stakeholders analyze their audience? The communication switch and stakeholder personal versus public communication choices," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 49(4), pages 421-444, December.
    19. John Manso Frimpong & Jacob Kuutoume & Christiana Abrafi Gyamfi, 2024. "Supply Chain Integration and Organizational Resources and Capabilities: The Moderating Effect of Stakeholders’ Support," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 14(4), pages 72-82, July.
    20. Dream D. Cazzaniga & Giulia Detomati, 2017. "Circular economy: Implementing a small-scale project in a rural area," ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2017(1-2), pages 191-217.
    21. Ilaria Barletta & Jon Larborn & Mahesh Mani & Björn Johannson, 2016. "Towards an Assessment Methodology to Support Decision Making for Sustainable Electronic Waste Management Systems: Automatic Sorting Technology," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-20, January.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;

    NEP fields

    This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:aiea14:174944. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/aieaaea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.