Rural Areashttps://bab.gv.at/index.php2024-03-29T01:48:11+01:00Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft und Bergbauernfragenwebmaster@bab.gv.atJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementCoRoots project meeting in Covilha, Portugal2023-09-05T08:25:59+02:002023-09-05T08:25:59+02:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2266:coroots-project-meeting-in-covilha-portugal&catid=143&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>In July, the third meeting of the Erasmus+ project "CoRoots" ("Communicating roots: co-learning to improve rural resilience and governance") took place. This time, 2 colleagues from BAB and 5 participants from Spain travelled to Covilhã, Portugal, to see social innovation projects in rural areas on the ground.<br />As an introduction, the hosts PRIP (Prout Research Institute) and the Universidade Beira Interior presented their theoretical and methodological approaches at the university in Covilhã. The focus was on "Block Level Planning", the Cova da Beira Converge project and the i3social incubator. As the textile and wool industries were historically very important for Covilhã and the surrounding area, a guided tour of the wool museum and the current art exhibition was also offered.</p>
<p>The following day, the CoRoots colleagues visited Ananda Valley (Valley of Bliss), a community project with inclusive approaches that serves as a model for an ecologically, socially, economically, culturally and spiritually regenerative way of life. Afterwards, a small ecological agricultural cooperative (Bio.Eco) and the farm of a member were visited.<br />Excursions were also planned for the third day, first to Maceira, to a nursing home and a hostel which now welcomes international guests in a former primary school and served a traditional Portuguese lunch to the project participants. Afterwards, a stop was made in the village of Ima to get an insight into a project for the integration of refugees (LAR - Love and Respect) there. In the "New Hand Lab" in Covilhã - an old factory building that has been converted into a space for art, culture and gastronomy - the meeting and thus also the project finally came to a nice end.</p>
<p><br />{gallery}stories/Veranstaltungen/2023/coroots projekttreffen covilha 2023 07{/gallery}<br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Photos: (c) BAB, Eller, Wagner, 2023</span><br /><br /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p><p>In July, the third meeting of the Erasmus+ project "CoRoots" ("Communicating roots: co-learning to improve rural resilience and governance") took place. This time, 2 colleagues from BAB and 5 participants from Spain travelled to Covilhã, Portugal, to see social innovation projects in rural areas on the ground.<br />As an introduction, the hosts PRIP (Prout Research Institute) and the Universidade Beira Interior presented their theoretical and methodological approaches at the university in Covilhã. The focus was on "Block Level Planning", the Cova da Beira Converge project and the i3social incubator. As the textile and wool industries were historically very important for Covilhã and the surrounding area, a guided tour of the wool museum and the current art exhibition was also offered.</p>
<p>The following day, the CoRoots colleagues visited Ananda Valley (Valley of Bliss), a community project with inclusive approaches that serves as a model for an ecologically, socially, economically, culturally and spiritually regenerative way of life. Afterwards, a small ecological agricultural cooperative (Bio.Eco) and the farm of a member were visited.<br />Excursions were also planned for the third day, first to Maceira, to a nursing home and a hostel which now welcomes international guests in a former primary school and served a traditional Portuguese lunch to the project participants. Afterwards, a stop was made in the village of Ima to get an insight into a project for the integration of refugees (LAR - Love and Respect) there. In the "New Hand Lab" in Covilhã - an old factory building that has been converted into a space for art, culture and gastronomy - the meeting and thus also the project finally came to a nice end.</p>
<p><br />{gallery}stories/Veranstaltungen/2023/coroots projekttreffen covilha 2023 07{/gallery}<br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Photos: (c) BAB, Eller, Wagner, 2023</span><br /><br /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p>CoRoots project meeting in Soria, Spain2023-06-16T09:17:34+02:002023-06-16T09:17:34+02:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2243:coroots-project-meeting-in-soria-spain&catid=143&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>In the framework of the project CoRoots (Co-learning methods to improve resilience management in rural areas) the project meeting with Spanish and Portuguese project partners took place this time in Soria (Central Spain). The region is characterised by migration and is very sparsely populated. On the barren soils of the cold plateau, the landscape is characterised by hat pastures and barley fields (for beer production). Cives Mundi - our Spanish project partner - is an NGO dedicated to promoting the regional start-up scene, among other things. The meeting took place in the El Hueco/co-working centre in Soria. In the course of the excursions, exemplary local development initiatives could be visited. In the village of Allo "Social Ecosystem Comunal", attempts are being made to counter the rural exodus with community and sports facilities. Another exemplary initiative is "Baku barrikupel". In the workshop of the operators, wood from wine barrels and plastic containers is recycled and turned into stylish lighting fixtures. In the village of Sarnago, a community project is rebuilding a place that was originally abandoned.</p>
<p>{gallery}stories/Veranstaltungen/2023/coroots projekttreffen soria 2023 06 05{/gallery}</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">all photos: K. Wagner, BAB, 2023</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p><p>In the framework of the project CoRoots (Co-learning methods to improve resilience management in rural areas) the project meeting with Spanish and Portuguese project partners took place this time in Soria (Central Spain). The region is characterised by migration and is very sparsely populated. On the barren soils of the cold plateau, the landscape is characterised by hat pastures and barley fields (for beer production). Cives Mundi - our Spanish project partner - is an NGO dedicated to promoting the regional start-up scene, among other things. The meeting took place in the El Hueco/co-working centre in Soria. In the course of the excursions, exemplary local development initiatives could be visited. In the village of Allo "Social Ecosystem Comunal", attempts are being made to counter the rural exodus with community and sports facilities. Another exemplary initiative is "Baku barrikupel". In the workshop of the operators, wood from wine barrels and plastic containers is recycled and turned into stylish lighting fixtures. In the village of Sarnago, a community project is rebuilding a place that was originally abandoned.</p>
<p>{gallery}stories/Veranstaltungen/2023/coroots projekttreffen soria 2023 06 05{/gallery}</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">all photos: K. Wagner, BAB, 2023</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p>BAB 066/23: Empowering Rural Communities to Act for Change - RURACTIVE (Horizon Europe Projekt) 2023-03-08T11:34:30+01:002023-03-08T11:34:30+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2222:bab-066-23-empowering-rural-communities-to-act-for-change-ruractive-horizon-europe-projekt&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>Around one third of EU citizens (two thirds in Austria) live in rural regions, but GDP per capita there is below average. The inequalities between urban and rural communities in demographic, economic and social terms are the subject of scientific projects and political programs. It is necessary to enable rural areas to compensate for disadvantages and to make greater use of potential with innovative solutions (green and digital transformation). The Horizon Europe project RURACTIVE aims to develop scientific principles and methods to support the development of rural communities and to implement these in the dynamos (pilot regions).</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>RURACTIVE aims to promote equitable and sustainable change in rural areas by developing and testing smart, community-led, customized, place-based and inclusive solutions within local Multi-Actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems in 12 Dynamos. RURACTIVE aims to unleash the innovation potential of rural communities by addressing six integrated drivers for rural development: multimodal mobility, energy transition, agri-food and agroecology, culture and cultural innovation, health and well-being, and nature-based and cultural tourism.<br /><br />Transversal topics such as climate protection and adaptation, biodiversity, social justice and integration are integrated.<br /><br />RURACTIVE aims to make available existing knowledge on smart solutions, address different forms of innovation and strengthen the capacities and capabilities of rural communities. The ultimate goal is to enable rural community stakeholders and policy makers to develop better strategies, initiatives and policies that promote the transition to sustainable development of rural communities by improving the understanding of the different rural functions, characteristics and future scenarios of rural regions, their potentials and challenges.</p>
<p>Over the four years of the project, the BAB will act as an interface between the scientific work and specifications of the university project partners and their implementation in the Austrian example region of Southern Burgenland (the Austrian project partner is the Burgenland Business Agency/WAB).<br />The main topics in southern Burgenland will be mobility, nature and cultural tourism as well as food production and agroecology.<br />Status of the workThe RURACTIVE project started in September 2023 with the kick-off meeting at the University of Bologna.Getting to know the research and practice partners and the intensive exchange at the kick-off meeting provided a good overview of the work to be started in the project. Subsequently, monthly Steering and Dynamo Meetings were held online. The first tasks for the project partners were formulated in Work Packages 2 and 3 (WP).</p>
<h3>Status of the work</h3>
<p>The RURACTIVE project started in September 2023 with the kick-off meeting at the University of Bologna. Getting to know the research and practice partners and the intensive exchange at the kickoff meeting provided a good overview of the work beginning in the project. Subsequently, monthly Steering and Dynamo Meetings were held online.The first tasks for the project partners were formulated in Work Packages 2 and 3 (WP).<br />Planned work in 2024<br /><br />In 2024, intensive work will begin in WP 2 "Conceptual and operational framework for rural community development" and WP 3 "Improving learning, capacity building and knowledge transfer approaches for smart rural communities". WP 2 will develop a comprehensive "catalog of solutions" for community and regional development, where solutions are understood as local practices, products, processes, actions and initiatives in the context of innovation. In WP 3, a literature review and an analysis of EU projects will be carried out and then the tasks developed from this will be passed on to the Dynamos. BAB and WAB will carry out research work both in southern Burgenland and throughout Austria. As the project started in September 2023, the project work will be further specified in the course of the 2024 project year.</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 03/2023<br />Project end: 12/2027</p><p>Around one third of EU citizens (two thirds in Austria) live in rural regions, but GDP per capita there is below average. The inequalities between urban and rural communities in demographic, economic and social terms are the subject of scientific projects and political programs. It is necessary to enable rural areas to compensate for disadvantages and to make greater use of potential with innovative solutions (green and digital transformation). The Horizon Europe project RURACTIVE aims to develop scientific principles and methods to support the development of rural communities and to implement these in the dynamos (pilot regions).</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>RURACTIVE aims to promote equitable and sustainable change in rural areas by developing and testing smart, community-led, customized, place-based and inclusive solutions within local Multi-Actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems in 12 Dynamos. RURACTIVE aims to unleash the innovation potential of rural communities by addressing six integrated drivers for rural development: multimodal mobility, energy transition, agri-food and agroecology, culture and cultural innovation, health and well-being, and nature-based and cultural tourism.<br /><br />Transversal topics such as climate protection and adaptation, biodiversity, social justice and integration are integrated.<br /><br />RURACTIVE aims to make available existing knowledge on smart solutions, address different forms of innovation and strengthen the capacities and capabilities of rural communities. The ultimate goal is to enable rural community stakeholders and policy makers to develop better strategies, initiatives and policies that promote the transition to sustainable development of rural communities by improving the understanding of the different rural functions, characteristics and future scenarios of rural regions, their potentials and challenges.</p>
<p>Over the four years of the project, the BAB will act as an interface between the scientific work and specifications of the university project partners and their implementation in the Austrian example region of Southern Burgenland (the Austrian project partner is the Burgenland Business Agency/WAB).<br />The main topics in southern Burgenland will be mobility, nature and cultural tourism as well as food production and agroecology.<br />Status of the workThe RURACTIVE project started in September 2023 with the kick-off meeting at the University of Bologna.Getting to know the research and practice partners and the intensive exchange at the kick-off meeting provided a good overview of the work to be started in the project. Subsequently, monthly Steering and Dynamo Meetings were held online. The first tasks for the project partners were formulated in Work Packages 2 and 3 (WP).</p>
<h3>Status of the work</h3>
<p>The RURACTIVE project started in September 2023 with the kick-off meeting at the University of Bologna. Getting to know the research and practice partners and the intensive exchange at the kickoff meeting provided a good overview of the work beginning in the project. Subsequently, monthly Steering and Dynamo Meetings were held online.The first tasks for the project partners were formulated in Work Packages 2 and 3 (WP).<br />Planned work in 2024<br /><br />In 2024, intensive work will begin in WP 2 "Conceptual and operational framework for rural community development" and WP 3 "Improving learning, capacity building and knowledge transfer approaches for smart rural communities". WP 2 will develop a comprehensive "catalog of solutions" for community and regional development, where solutions are understood as local practices, products, processes, actions and initiatives in the context of innovation. In WP 3, a literature review and an analysis of EU projects will be carried out and then the tasks developed from this will be passed on to the Dynamos. BAB and WAB will carry out research work both in southern Burgenland and throughout Austria. As the project started in September 2023, the project work will be further specified in the course of the 2024 project year.</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 03/2023<br />Project end: 12/2027</p>BAB 063/22: Communicating roots: co-learning to improve rural resilience and governance - CoROOTS (ERASMUS+ Projekt)2023-03-08T09:55:53+01:002023-03-08T09:55:53+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2216:bab-063-22-communicating-roots-co-learning-to-improve-rural-resilience-and-governance-coroots-erasmus-projekt&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p><strong><em>Co-learning methods to improve resilience management in rural areas</em></strong></p>
<p><br />The project was applied for on the initiative of the Prout Research Institute in Portugal in order to enable a scientific exchange of co-learning approaches developed in research projects in recent years, to disseminate them further in regional development, to implement them in practice and also to develop them further. The BAB contributes its results from the H2020 projects SIMRA, ROBUST and Liverur on the topics of social innovation and living lab approaches in business models in rural development. The cooperation partners will contribute their experience of rural proofing and methods for participation processes in local development.</p>
<p>The aim of the project was to strengthen the capacities of citizens and local organizations to participate in the development of strategies for sustainable and ecologically resilient development. Specifically, local decision-makers were to be introduced to the topics of social innovation in the context of rural development using participatory approaches. In the same way, the four participating organizations should strengthen their capacities through mutual scientific exchange on these topics. </p>
<p><br />The Erasmus+ project was approved to start in 10/2022. The BAB received funding for 54 working days and for the planned trips to two workshops in Portugal and Spain. CoRoots creates spaces for multidisciplinary joint learning by organizing three workshops in ES, PT and AT, where good practices in social innovation and citizen participation in rural areas were presented, discussed and further developed. Secondly, to provide space for more concrete discussions and cooperation between the project collaborations.<br /><br />The project was completed at the end of 2023. As a result of the project, the four partner organizations have produced the CoRoots Didactic Guide to share the lessons and reflections drawn from this experience. It summarizes methods, tools, approaches and some of the practical examples that were mutually applied during the project.</p>
<p>Project start: 10/2022<br />Project end: 12/2023<br /><br /></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p><p><strong><em>Co-learning methods to improve resilience management in rural areas</em></strong></p>
<p><br />The project was applied for on the initiative of the Prout Research Institute in Portugal in order to enable a scientific exchange of co-learning approaches developed in research projects in recent years, to disseminate them further in regional development, to implement them in practice and also to develop them further. The BAB contributes its results from the H2020 projects SIMRA, ROBUST and Liverur on the topics of social innovation and living lab approaches in business models in rural development. The cooperation partners will contribute their experience of rural proofing and methods for participation processes in local development.</p>
<p>The aim of the project was to strengthen the capacities of citizens and local organizations to participate in the development of strategies for sustainable and ecologically resilient development. Specifically, local decision-makers were to be introduced to the topics of social innovation in the context of rural development using participatory approaches. In the same way, the four participating organizations should strengthen their capacities through mutual scientific exchange on these topics. </p>
<p><br />The Erasmus+ project was approved to start in 10/2022. The BAB received funding for 54 working days and for the planned trips to two workshops in Portugal and Spain. CoRoots creates spaces for multidisciplinary joint learning by organizing three workshops in ES, PT and AT, where good practices in social innovation and citizen participation in rural areas were presented, discussed and further developed. Secondly, to provide space for more concrete discussions and cooperation between the project collaborations.<br /><br />The project was completed at the end of 2023. As a result of the project, the four partner organizations have produced the CoRoots Didactic Guide to share the lessons and reflections drawn from this experience. It summarizes methods, tools, approaches and some of the practical examples that were mutually applied during the project.</p>
<p>Project start: 10/2022<br />Project end: 12/2023<br /><br /></p>
<p>{rsfiles path="Publikationen/BAB/Artikel/2023/coroots_guide.pdf"}</p>
<p>{rsfiles path="Publikationen/BAB/Artikel/2023/newsletter co_roots_n1 ger.pdf"}</p>
<p>{rsfiles path="Publikationen/BAB/Artikel/2023/newsletter co_roots n2 ger.pdf"}</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</span></p>BAB 062/22: Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes - RUSTIK 2022-03-22T09:38:13+01:002022-03-22T09:38:13+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2153:bab-062-22-rural-sustainability-transitions-through-integration-of-knowledge-for-im-proved-policy-processes-rustik&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h2><strong>Horizon Europe Projekt</strong></h2>
<p>The project has been tendered in the Horizon Europe Programme under the thematic area of promoting "resilient rural communities" under the title "Grasping rural diversity and strengthening evidence for tailored policies enhancing the contribution of rural communities to ecological, digital and social transitions (RIA)" (CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-01). In view of insufficient impacts and the increasing challenges posed by social and ecological developments, this call for proposals provides for intensified analysis of societal adaptation needs and support for effective rural policy-making processes.</p>
<h2><strong>Horizon Europe Projekt</strong></h2>
<p>The project has been tendered in the Horizon Europe Programme under the thematic area of promoting "resilient rural communities" under the title "Grasping rural diversity and strengthening evidence for tailored policies enhancing the contribution of rural communities to ecological, digital and social transitions (RIA)" (CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-01). In view of insufficient impacts and the increasing challenges posed by social and ecological developments, this call for proposals provides for intensified analysis of societal adaptation needs and support for effective rural policy-making processes.</p>
Land Use in Flood-Prone Areas and Its Significance for Flood Risk Management2022-03-10T14:26:46+01:002022-03-10T14:26:46+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2126:land-use-in-flood-prone-areas-and-its-significance-for-flood-risk-management&catid=143&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<p>Interim results of the POCO-Flood project have been published in the scientific open access journal LAND: Land 2022, 11, 392. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030392">https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030392</a> <br /><br />They deal with the topic of land use and conflicts of use in flood risk zones in alpine areas of Austria. The work of the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mountain Farming points to the relatively high proportion of arable land with great economic importance for agricultural enterprises especially in alpine flood risk zones, which also have a relatively higher value in regional food production than outside these zones. Therefore, a consideration of agricultural areas in flood risk management that is as differentiated as possible according to their utilisation potential is necessary.<br /><br />Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</p><p>Interim results of the POCO-Flood project have been published in the scientific open access journal LAND: Land 2022, 11, 392. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030392">https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030392</a> <br /><br />They deal with the topic of land use and conflicts of use in flood risk zones in alpine areas of Austria. The work of the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics and Mountain Farming points to the relatively high proportion of arable land with great economic importance for agricultural enterprises especially in alpine flood risk zones, which also have a relatively higher value in regional food production than outside these zones. Therefore, a consideration of agricultural areas in flood risk management that is as differentiated as possible according to their utilisation potential is necessary.<br /><br />Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)</p>BAB 047/21: 50 years of agricultural policy in Austria2021-01-01T11:38:16+01:002021-01-01T11:38:16+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:bab-047-21-50-years-of-agricultural-policy-in-austria&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The Ministry of Agriculture was founded in 1868 and has played a key role in the country's policy areas ever since. In 1967, the publication "100 Years of the Ministry of Agriculture" was therefore published, providing a well-founded scientific review of the history of the ministry. 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Agriculture - reason enough to document another 50 years of the Ministry of Agriculture.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The publication is intended to provide a well-founded review of agricultural, forestry, water and food policy from 1970 onwards and also analyze the consequences of EU accession, thus closing the scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years.Numerous publications already exist (e.g. Egartner, Sigrid and Resl, Thomas (eds.) (2015).Insights into Austria's agriculture since EU accession. Schriftenreihe Nr. 108. Vienna: Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft), which can help to illustrate the development of agriculture and forestry and their importance for nature and environmental protection and to integrate the individual policy areas into the overall social development of the Republic. Furthermore, the portraits of ministers from 1970 onwards are supplemented and time series of important agricultural statistical data are presented. It is necessary to update existing information and to supplement or have some specific topics presented by renowned experts who have already agreed to participate. Ultimately, a compact documentation is to be compiled. The publication should ultimately close a scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years. The Federal Institute will develop a concept or project plan for the possible contributions and authors and will assist in the final editing of the anthology. The coordination of the contributions and the final editing will be the responsibility of the BML together with Gerhard Poschacher possibly in a team with guest authors.</p>
<h3>Planned work</h3>
<p>- Review of existing literature (specialist books, essays, journal articles, web resources).<br />- Creating a project plan and involving external authors.<br />- Participation in necessary meetings and final editing</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>- Presentation of the subject areas to be listed, <br />- Creation of a project plan including coordination of deadlines with the authors,<br />- Final editing in the project team</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2021<br />Project end: 12/2024</p>
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<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>The Ministry of Agriculture was founded in 1868 and has played a key role in the country's policy areas ever since. In 1967, the publication "100 Years of the Ministry of Agriculture" was therefore published, providing a well-founded scientific review of the history of the ministry. 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Agriculture - reason enough to document another 50 years of the Ministry of Agriculture.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The publication is intended to provide a well-founded review of agricultural, forestry, water and food policy from 1970 onwards and also analyze the consequences of EU accession, thus closing the scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years.Numerous publications already exist (e.g. Egartner, Sigrid and Resl, Thomas (eds.) (2015).Insights into Austria's agriculture since EU accession. Schriftenreihe Nr. 108. Vienna: Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft), which can help to illustrate the development of agriculture and forestry and their importance for nature and environmental protection and to integrate the individual policy areas into the overall social development of the Republic. Furthermore, the portraits of ministers from 1970 onwards are supplemented and time series of important agricultural statistical data are presented. It is necessary to update existing information and to supplement or have some specific topics presented by renowned experts who have already agreed to participate. Ultimately, a compact documentation is to be compiled. The publication should ultimately close a scientific gap for an important policy area of the last 50 years. The Federal Institute will develop a concept or project plan for the possible contributions and authors and will assist in the final editing of the anthology. The coordination of the contributions and the final editing will be the responsibility of the BML together with Gerhard Poschacher possibly in a team with guest authors.</p>
<h3>Planned work</h3>
<p>- Review of existing literature (specialist books, essays, journal articles, web resources).<br />- Creating a project plan and involving external authors.<br />- Participation in necessary meetings and final editing</p>
<h3>Work 2024</h3>
<p>- Presentation of the subject areas to be listed, <br />- Creation of a project plan including coordination of deadlines with the authors,<br />- Final editing in the project team</p>
<h3>Schedule</h3>
<p>Project start: 01/2021<br />Project end: 12/2024</p>
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BAB 032/19: APCC Special Report Land Use, Land Management and Climate Change2019-09-02T16:50:00+02:002019-09-02T16:50:00+02:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=258:bab-032-19-apcc-special-report-land-use-land-management-and-climate-change&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Land use is very closely linked to climate. On a global scale, land use is a key driver of climate change, but at the same time is strongly influenced by changes in climate conditions. Global land use is particularly associated with unprecedented sustainability challenges, such as the maintenance of food security, the loss of biodiversity or the deteriorating state of ecosystems. On the other hand, ecosystems have relevant means for climate protection, e.g. through the ability of plants to sequester and store large amounts of CO2. The 1.5 degrees report of the IPCC (2018) argues that the development and implementation of such land-based climate change mitigation strategies will be crucial for the future of socio-economic developments. Also in Austria, rural ecosystems are already strongly influenced by climate change, e.g. through higher temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and more frequent extreme events.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The APCC Special Report on Land Use, Land Management and Climate Change will systematically review, summarise and assess the current state of knowledge. An open process will be developed and followed, allowing the entire Austrian community of researchers and experts in the field of land system research to actively contribute to it.<br />Austrian agriculture and forestry are particularly affected by the impacts of climate change. For both sectors, different effects on productivity are known, which make self-sufficient food production increasingly difficult. One challenge is to develop adaptation strategies that do not impede climate protection or even lead to higher emissions. The Special Report will present the impacts of climate change in Austria on land use - and vice versa. Furthermore, the future role of land use for climate change adaptation and mitigation will be presented and mapped with relevant socio-economic and ecological contexts. </p>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Land use is very closely linked to climate. On a global scale, land use is a key driver of climate change, but at the same time is strongly influenced by changes in climate conditions. Global land use is particularly associated with unprecedented sustainability challenges, such as the maintenance of food security, the loss of biodiversity or the deteriorating state of ecosystems. On the other hand, ecosystems have relevant means for climate protection, e.g. through the ability of plants to sequester and store large amounts of CO2. The 1.5 degrees report of the IPCC (2018) argues that the development and implementation of such land-based climate change mitigation strategies will be crucial for the future of socio-economic developments. Also in Austria, rural ecosystems are already strongly influenced by climate change, e.g. through higher temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and more frequent extreme events.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The APCC Special Report on Land Use, Land Management and Climate Change will systematically review, summarise and assess the current state of knowledge. An open process will be developed and followed, allowing the entire Austrian community of researchers and experts in the field of land system research to actively contribute to it.<br />Austrian agriculture and forestry are particularly affected by the impacts of climate change. For both sectors, different effects on productivity are known, which make self-sufficient food production increasingly difficult. One challenge is to develop adaptation strategies that do not impede climate protection or even lead to higher emissions. The Special Report will present the impacts of climate change in Austria on land use - and vice versa. Furthermore, the future role of land use for climate change adaptation and mitigation will be presented and mapped with relevant socio-economic and ecological contexts. </p>
BAB 029/19: ESCAPE – European Shrinking Rural Areas (2)2019-03-01T15:55:27+01:002019-03-01T15:55:27+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=252:bab-029-19-escape-european-shrinking-rural-areas-2&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h2>Challenges, Actions and Perspectives for Territorial Governance</h2>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>In many rural areas of Europe, a long-lasting population decline can be observed, which could hardly be reduced even with previous policy measures. The concept of shrinking areas was first applied to urban areas ("shrinking cities") and has been applied to rural regions ("shrinking rural regions") for about 10 years. The ESPON Programme, which commissions studies on spatial observation and analysis across the whole of Europe, has issued a call for project ideas to record and reassess the problem in these rural areas.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>Accordingly, the project aims to record the European situation of shrinking rural areas and to discuss strategies for action and policy measures to tackle the manifold interrelated development problems of these rural areas. The main objective is to analyse the perspectives on shrinking regions in their respective spatial and cultural context and to assess the contribution of policy programmes to regional initiatives.</p>
<h2>Challenges, Actions and Perspectives for Territorial Governance</h2>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>In many rural areas of Europe, a long-lasting population decline can be observed, which could hardly be reduced even with previous policy measures. The concept of shrinking areas was first applied to urban areas ("shrinking cities") and has been applied to rural regions ("shrinking rural regions") for about 10 years. The ESPON Programme, which commissions studies on spatial observation and analysis across the whole of Europe, has issued a call for project ideas to record and reassess the problem in these rural areas.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>Accordingly, the project aims to record the European situation of shrinking rural areas and to discuss strategies for action and policy measures to tackle the manifold interrelated development problems of these rural areas. The main objective is to analyse the perspectives on shrinking regions in their respective spatial and cultural context and to assess the contribution of policy programmes to regional initiatives.</p>
BAB 028/19: Integrated Flood Risk Management in Mountain Areas2019-03-01T15:34:00+01:002019-03-01T15:34:00+01:00https://bab.gv.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=250:bab-028-19-integrated-flood-risk-management-in-mountain-areas&catid=112&lang=en&Itemid=413Michaela Hager<h2>Assessing Sectoral Interdependencies, Conflicts and Options for Policy Coordination</h2>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Since 1980, Europe has been affected by around 700 damaging flood events, causing over 3,800 fatalities and economic damages of USD 187 billion (Mu-nich Re 2017). Due to their topographical and climatic conditions, alpine regions are particularly at risk. The influence of climate change on the hydrological cycle (an increase in temperatures and the snow line is expected) will lead to a further increase in the frequency and intensity of flood events (APPC 2014; Gobiet et al. 2014). In particular, the high concentration of high-value land uses in alpine valleys makes them very vulnerable to increasing flood risk and other related hazards (Petraschek and Kienholz 2003; Fuchs et al. 2015). Recent flood events in Europe have led to a rethinking of flood protection policy from pure flood protection measures to an integrated approach of flood risk management, which aims to minimise the intensity of floods but also to improve the sensitivity of floodplains.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The PoCo-FLOOD project investigates the challenges and obstacles of sectoral policy coordination arising from the current paradigm shift in flood policy from flood protection to integrated flood risk management (IFRM). The project will analyse mutual dependencies, conflicts and options for policy coordination between the sectors of flood protection, hydropower (energy), agriculture and spatial planning. Specific objectives: (i) a better understanding of the sectoral interdependencies arising from the new paradigm of Integrated Flood Risk Management; (ii) the creation of a knowledge and evidence base on the possibilities and limits of policy coordination as well as the conflicts of interest that stand in the way of a more coherent flood policy; (iii) to develop options for a sectorally coordinated flood policy together with stakeholders and policy representatives. The project addresses these objectives through a combined research approach based on interdisciplinary research and the engagement of decision-makers and stakeholders (transdisciplinarity).</p>
<h2>Assessing Sectoral Interdependencies, Conflicts and Options for Policy Coordination</h2>
<h3>Initial situation</h3>
<p>Since 1980, Europe has been affected by around 700 damaging flood events, causing over 3,800 fatalities and economic damages of USD 187 billion (Mu-nich Re 2017). Due to their topographical and climatic conditions, alpine regions are particularly at risk. The influence of climate change on the hydrological cycle (an increase in temperatures and the snow line is expected) will lead to a further increase in the frequency and intensity of flood events (APPC 2014; Gobiet et al. 2014). In particular, the high concentration of high-value land uses in alpine valleys makes them very vulnerable to increasing flood risk and other related hazards (Petraschek and Kienholz 2003; Fuchs et al. 2015). Recent flood events in Europe have led to a rethinking of flood protection policy from pure flood protection measures to an integrated approach of flood risk management, which aims to minimise the intensity of floods but also to improve the sensitivity of floodplains.</p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The PoCo-FLOOD project investigates the challenges and obstacles of sectoral policy coordination arising from the current paradigm shift in flood policy from flood protection to integrated flood risk management (IFRM). The project will analyse mutual dependencies, conflicts and options for policy coordination between the sectors of flood protection, hydropower (energy), agriculture and spatial planning. Specific objectives: (i) a better understanding of the sectoral interdependencies arising from the new paradigm of Integrated Flood Risk Management; (ii) the creation of a knowledge and evidence base on the possibilities and limits of policy coordination as well as the conflicts of interest that stand in the way of a more coherent flood policy; (iii) to develop options for a sectorally coordinated flood policy together with stakeholders and policy representatives. The project addresses these objectives through a combined research approach based on interdisciplinary research and the engagement of decision-makers and stakeholders (transdisciplinarity).</p>