Co-ordinating economic, behavioral and spatial aspects of wildlife preservation in agriculture

This paper addresses the supply side of wildlife preservation and restorati on in agriculture at the regional level. First, we show how network design modelling can be used for economic optimal spatial selection of unsprayed f ield margins creating a wildlife corridor in the landscape. Second, we anal yse the compatibility of field margin management with farmers' perceptions by using the results of conjoint analysis in the spatial optimisation. The theoretical model is implemented by means of a GIS model and an empirical e xample is added to illustrate the approach.