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Multifunctional agricultural landscapes in the urban fringe

Multifunctional agricultural landscapes in the urban fringe. Christopher Ling John Antill Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC. Multi-functionality. “an integration of different functions within the same or overlapping land unit, at the same or overlapping in time”

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Multifunctional agricultural landscapes in the urban fringe

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  1. Multifunctional agricultural landscapes in the urban fringe Christopher Ling John Antill Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC

  2. Multi-functionality “an integration of different functions within the same or overlapping land unit, at the same or overlapping in time” (Brandt, Trees, & Tress, 2000, p.159)

  3. Multi-functionality in agriculture the existence of multiple commodity and non-commodity outputs that are jointly produced by agriculture; and (OECD, 2001)

  4. Multi-functional agricultural landscapes • producing food, • sustaining rural landscapes • protecting biodiversity • generating employment • contribution to the vitality of rural areas Adapted from: Potter and Burney (2002)

  5. Question How do farmers perceive the multi-functionality of their farms? What relevance do those perceptions have for landscape assessment and management?

  6. Case Studies 68 acre dairy farm 27 acre organic mixed vegetable and fruit, chicken eggs and cereals 31 acre mixed organic vegetable and fruit farm

  7. Data collection • Sequential exploratory strategy (SES) • Qualitative Data: Importance of on-farm landscape features and associated benefits • Quantitative Data: Evaluated agricultural multi-functionality

  8. Qualatative Quality of Life Capital Approach (Natural England, 2008) ‘What Matters and Why?’ in the Landscape. A framework for integrated assessment of attributes and functions within the landscape

  9. Quantitative • Likert scale evaluation by farmers of: • Ecological function • Production function • Economic function • Cultural function • Social function • Of each landscape unit

  10. Quality of Life Capital(Natural England 2008) ‘What Matters and Why?’ in the Landscape. A framework for integrated assessment of attributes and functions within the landscape

  11. Matrix of benefits (Farm 3)

  12. Functional evaluation (Farm 3)

  13. Functional evaluation (Farm 1) Is the agri-tourism on the farm more important that the farming?

  14. Functional evaluation (Farm 1)

  15. Functional evaluation (Farm 2) Important supplier to local restaurants, and partly forested landscape

  16. Functional evaluation (Farm 2)

  17. Functional evaluation (Farm 3) Long established community farm supplying local community

  18. Functional evaluation (Farm 2)

  19. Components of functionality

  20. Components of functionality

  21. Components of functionality

  22. Components of functionality

  23. Components of functionality

  24. Conclusion • Current planning policies and land assessment focus almost exclusively on the production aspects of farm landscapes rather than the multiple functions identified by famers • Understanding multi-functionality at the farm scale can help to create a framework in which a variety of outcomes and policy objectives can be implemented and examined • Agricultural land impacts community vitality in many more ways that in areas of food sovereignty and farm livelihoods

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