Arable Land Tenancy and Soil Quality in Germany: Contesting Theory with Empirics
| Autor: | Katrin Daedlow, Katharina Helming, Nahleen Lemke |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Natural resource economics
Geography Planning and Development Leasehold estate TJ807-830 sustainable soil management 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Soil management 333.7 Natürliche Resourcen Energie und Umwelt ddc:690 Soil functions rent price Soil governance Economics ddc:333 GE1-350 Land tenure rent proportion 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Corporate governance 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences yield potential Soil quality Environmental sciences landowner 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Arable land 690 Hausbau Bauhandwerk tenant |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 10 Issue 8 Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 8, p 2880 (2018) |
| Popis: | Soils are under increasing utilization pressure, and soil governance is an important element to maintain soil functions and prevent the degradation of soil quality. However, scientific studies about soil governance are rare. In this paper, we focus on the governance mechanism of land rent. Here, a major theoretical assumption is that landowners have higher incentives to maintain soil quality than leaseholders. By using data for German arable land at the county level, we contrast theoretical assumptions about the relationships between landowners, leaseholders and soil quality with empirical evidence based on correlations between arable land rent prices, rent proportions and yield potential. The main finding is that the empirical data contradict the theoretical assumptions to a large degree, i.e., no clear relationship could be discerned between the three parameters of arable land soil quality, rent price and rent proportion. We discuss possible explanations for the revealed contradictions based on the state of research and highlight the need for future research to better understand the potential of arable land tenancy as a governance mechanism for sustainable soil management. |
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