Towards sustainable rural regions in Europe : exploring inter-relationships between rural policies, farming, environment, demographics, regional economies and quality of life using system dynamics

1. A New Approach to Multifunctionality, Sustainable Rural Development, and Analysis of Policy Outcomes John M. Bryden, Amaia Arandia, Liam Dunne and Karlheinz Knickel 2. Exploring Inter-Relationships between the Multiple Functions of Farming, the Development of Rural Regions, and Policies: Theory and Methodology John M. Bryden, Thomas Dax, Sophia Efstratoglou, Tom Johnson and Karen Refsgaard 3. Overview of the Regions Studied: A Context Analysis Karen Refsgaard, Atilla Jambor and Arild Spissoy 4. Multifunctionality in Agriculture and Rural Development: An Empirical Analysis Based on Survey Data from Eleven European Regions Karlheinz Knickel, Kerstin Lehmann and Melanie Kroeger 5. Developing and Adapting the POMMARD Model Tom Johnson, Sara Alva-Lizarraga, Karen Refsgaard, Thanassos Kampas, Demetris Psaltopoulos and Gemma Frances 6. Future Policy Scenarios Kenneth J. Thomson, John M. Bryden and Demetris Psaltopoulos 7. Farming, Multifunctionality and Regional Development in a Remote Rural Region: Trikala, Greece Sophia Efstratoglou, Demetris Psaltopoulos, Elias Giannakis, Athanasios Kampas and Christos Papadas 8. What Agrarian Policy for an Extensive Agricultural Area: The Case of Bergueda, Spain Lourdes Viladomiu, Gemma Frances and Jordi Rosell 9. Multifunctionality and Development in a Typical Agricultural Region: Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Tibor Ferenczi, Attila Jambor and Krisztina Fodor 10. Rural Development and Multifunctionality in a Region with Unlimited Demand for Labour - The Norwegian Case Study Karen Refsgaard and Arild Spissoy 11. The Wetteraukreis in Germany - A Metropolitan Countryside Area That Connects the Urban and the Rural Karlheinz Knickel, Susanne von Muenchhausen, Melanie Kroeger and Holger Bergmann 12. Agriculture and Tourism in a Remote, Sparsely Populated Area - Caithness and Sutherland, Scotland, UK Holger Bergmann and Kenneth J. Thomson 13. Comparing the Outcomes of CAP Policy Reform Scenarios: Analysis of POMMARD Results and DEA Analysis Tibor Ferenczi, Kenneth J. Thomson and John M. Bryden 14. Implications for Policy Kenneth J. Thomson and John M. Bryden 15. Accommodating Multifunctionality in Policy Frameworks: Implications for Research Luca Juvancic, Thomas Dax, Karlheinz Knickel and Maria Giuseppina Eboli 16. Multifunctionality, Sustainable Territorial Development and Rural Policies in Europe - Some Concluding Reflections John M. Bryden, Sophia Efstratoglou, Tom Johnson, Tibor Ferenczi, Karlheinz Knickel, Karen Refsgaard and Kenneth J. Thomson