Bio-Economic Models applied to Agricultural Systems [Paperback]

This book has the purpose of providing the state of the arts concerning bio-economic modelling dealing with agricultural systems. In most cases, the contributions use a methodology combining the use of biophysical and economic models, in all cases, an engineering production function approach is totally or partially applied. This practice is being developed in the last years as a response to concrete policy matters: agricultural policies are increasingly combined with environmental and natural resources policies, and this reality involves the need of an integrated assessment, that current economic models are not able to provide.

This volume presents a bio-economic modeling approach designed to deal with natural resource issues from an economic perspective. The method itself is the result of two prominent developments: improved bio-physical simulation models applied to agricultural systems, and the evolution of agricultural assessment.

Acknowledgments, Preface
Part I
Ch. 1. Modelling the relationship between agriculture and the environment using bio-economic models: some conceptual issues; G. Flichman, K. Louhichi and J.M. Boisson
Ch. 2. Bio physical models as detailed engineering production functions; J.M. Boussard
Ch. 3. Dynamic optimisation problems: Different resolution methods regarding agriculture and natural resource economics; M. Blanco-Fonseca, G. Flichman and H. Belhouchette
Ch. 4. Biophysical models for cropping system simulation; M. Donatelli, R. Confalonieri
Part II
Ch. 5. Incorporating yield information from a biogeochemical model into an agricultural production model to infer adoption of a new bioenergy crop; P. M?rel, F. Yi, S. Bucaram, J. Lee, R. Howitt and J. Six
Ch. 6. Agri-environmental nitrogen indicators for EU27; <l³Ù