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The AFI methodology is described in the following publications (contact Simon Mortimer at s.r.mortimer@reading.ac.uk for copies):
The Agri-Environmental Footprint Index: Users’ Manual. This site includes a PDF of the manual and an interactive on-line version.
Purvis, G., Louwagie, G., Northey, G., Mortimer, S., Park, J., Mauchline, A., Finn, J., Primdahl, J., Vejre, H., Vesterager, J.P., Knickel, K., Kasperczyk, N., Balazs, K., Vlahos, G., Christopoulos, S. and Peltola, J. (2009) Conceptual development of a harmonised method for tracking change and evaluating policy in the agri-environment: The Agri-environmental Footprint Index. Environmental Science & Policy, 12, 321-337.
Other project publications and presentations:
Finn, J.A. DG JRC (Joint Research Centre). Assessing environmental efficiency of rural development measures across Europe: how to bridge the local experience. Presentation. 28-29th November 2005, Ispra, Italy.
Finn, J.A. and Mortimer, S.R. Methodology for ex post evaluation of European agri-environment schemes: the AE-Footprint project. In: Design and implementation of effective agri-environmental policies. Submitted to OECD, March 2008.
Finn, J.A. Submission of poster abstract for conference ‘Using Evaluation to Enhance the Rural Development Value of Agri-environmental Measures’, Pärnu (Estonia) June 17-19, 2008.
Finn, J. A., Louwagie, G., Balazs, K., Primdahl, J., Vesterager, J-P., AE-Footprint project (2009a) Survey of impact models in EU agri-environment schemes. In: Finn, J.A., Richards, K. and Shortle, G (eds.). Ireland's Rural Environment: research highlights from Johnstown Castle. (Eds.) Teagasc, pp. 61-62.
Knickel, K. and Kasperczyk N. (2008): Agri-Environmental Footprint: Assessing the agri-environmental performance of farms in participatory and regionally adaptive ways. 8th European IFSA Symposium, Workshop 3: Adaptive farming systems, 6-10 July 2008, Clermont-Ferrand (France).
Knickel, K. and Kasperczyk N. (2008): Evaluating the environmental performance of farms in regionally adaptive and participatory ways. International conference „Using Evaluation to Enhance the Rural Development Value of Agri-environmental Measures”, Theme: Disentangling the impact of the policy driving forces, 17-19 June 2008, Pärnu (Estonia).
Knickel, K. and Kasperczyk N. (2008): Establishing platforms of knowledge for agri-environmental assessment and programming: A case study from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. PECSRL – The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape – 23rd Session „Landscapes, Identities and Development”, 1-5 September 2008, Lisbon (Portugal).
Knickel, K. and Kasperczyk N. (2009): The Agri-Environmental Footprint: Assessing the agri-environmental performance of farms in participatory and regionally adaptive ways. Outlook on AGRICULTURE, 38, No 2, 195–203.
Louwagie, G., Finn, J.A., Northey, G. and Purvis, G. (2007). Measuring environmental benefits of agri-environmental schemes. In: Finn, J.A., Richards, K. and Shortle, G (eds.). Ireland's Rural Environment: research highlights from Johnstown Castle. (Eds.) Teagasc, pp. 61-62. ISSN 18 4170 4776.
Louwagie, G., Purvis, G., Northey, G. and Finn, J.A. (2008). Use of the agri-environmental foorprint index to evaluate the effectiveness of the rural environment protection scheme (REPS) for Irish drystock and dairy farming. Modelling Agricultural & Rural Development Policies 107th EAAE Seminar.
Mauchline, A.L., Park, J.R., Finn, J.A. and Mortimer, S.R. (2007) The agri-environmental Footprint Index. Aspects of Applied Biology, 81, 263-266.
Mauchline, A.L., Park, J.R. and Mortimer, S.R. (2007) Measuring environmental performance and value added using the Agri-Environmental Footprint Index. 16th International Farm Management Association Congress, 15-20 July 2007, Cork, Ireland.
Vesterager, J.P., Teilmann, K. & Vejre, H. (2009) Agri-environmental footprint index (AFI)-time series, and participants vs. non-participants in agri-environment schemes. Eforwood Conference: Shape your sustainability tools –and let your tools shape you. 23-24 September 2009, Uppsala, Sweden.
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