Cultivating Rural Amenities [electronic resource]: An Economic Development Perspective /
Saika, YukiyaAuthor
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Beuret, Jean-EudesContributor
Beuret, Jean-Eudes.Contributor
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1999.
The future of rural areas is high on the domestic and international policy agenda. Restructuring of the agricultural sector, and accompanying reform of agricultural policies, and the challenge of meeting sustainable development objectives are key preoccupations in OECD countries. In the search for forward-looking and durable policy strategies, building on natural and cultural amenities is emerging as an important area of policy action, one which complements traditional, agriculture-oriented rural policies and places rural policy in the broader territorial development arena. In most rural areas, the potential of many natural and cultural resources remains untapped. Harnessing such amenities, however, involves striking a balance between use and conservation. In many cases, maintenance of rural amenities depends on a degree of local economic activity -- without it there is a danger of degradation. At the same time, over-exploitation risks spoiling, often irreversibly, the essential value of the amenity. Because many natural and cultural features are public goods, with limited markets and hazy property rights, public policies are needed to strike the delicate balance between supply and demand.
Chapter 1. Defining Rural Amenities -- Chapter 2. Internalising Rural Amenities -- Chapter 3. Amenities and Rural Development -- Chapter 4. Stimulating Markets for Amenities -- Chapter 5. Policies to Encourage Collective Action -- Chapter 6. Regulatory Policies -- Chapter 7. Incentive Policies -- Chapter 8. Ancillary Issues -- Policy Recommendations -- Annex I. Case Study Summaries -- Annex II. Case Study Methodology and Participants -- Annex III. Amenity Workshop -- References
The future of rural areas is high on the domestic and international policy agenda. Restructuring of the agricultural sector, and accompanying reform of agricultural policies, and the challenge of meeting sustainable development objectives are key preoccupations in OECD countries. In the search for forward-looking and durable policy strategies, building on natural and cultural amenities is emerging as an important area of policy action, one which complements traditional, agriculture-oriented rural policies and places rural policy in the broader territorial development arena. In most rural areas, the potential of many natural and cultural resources remains untapped. Harnessing such amenities, however, involves striking a balance between use and conservation. In many cases, maintenance of rural amenities depends on a degree of local economic activity -- without it there is a danger of degradation. At the same time, over-exploitation risks spoiling, often irreversibly, the essential value of the amenity. Because many natural and cultural features are public goods, with limited markets and hazy property rights, public policies are needed to strike the delicate balance between supply and demand.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Urban, Rural and Regional Development
Environment
Agriculture and Food
Rural development
Rural renewal
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Social Conditions