Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6546806 | Land Use Policy | 2018 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
We find that around Rome and Montpellier, decentralisation has produced multiple decision-making authorities and increased the complexity of procedures. Despite more regulatory constraints in agricultural areas, farmland conversion has persisted. However, decentralisation processes have also changed ways of governing and favoured local alternative initiatives for farmland protection and farming development on the urban fringe. New modes of governance involve public local authorities, farmers' representative bodies (Montpellier) and civil society organisations (Rome). In both cities, they have a positive but limited impact on the effectiveness of farmland protection instruments. Their social acceptability varies, depending on who is really included in the participation process.
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Authors
Coline Perrin, Brigitte Nougarèdes, Laura Sini, Paola Branduini, Luca Salvati,