Does improved tenure security reduce fires? Evidence from the Greece land registry

IF 5.5 3区 经济学 Q1 BUSINESS Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI:10.1016/j.jeem.2024.103002
Liang Diao , Huiqian Song
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While tenure security is essential to effective land management, there is little empirical evidence on its environmental impact. Exploiting the staggered rollout of the land registry program across Greece, we find the regions covered by the mandatory program witness large declines in agricultural fire events, burned areas, and air pollutants. Agricultural data reveal that landowners in those regions mitigate fire risks through reducing stubble burning, expanding farming areas, and stocking more fire-suppression equipment. Our findings indicate that strengthening property rights can lead to more sustainable farming practices and promote long-term land investment, thereby reducing fire hazards.

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改善土地权保障是否会减少火灾?来自希腊土地登记处的证据
虽然保有权保障对有效的土地管理至关重要,但有关其环境影响的经验证据却很少。通过在希腊全国交错推广土地登记计划,我们发现在强制计划覆盖的地区,农业火灾事件、烧毁面积和空气污染物均大幅下降。农业数据显示,这些地区的土地所有者通过减少秸秆焚烧、扩大耕种面积和储备更多灭火设备来降低火灾风险。我们的研究结果表明,加强产权可以带来更可持续的耕作方式,促进长期土地投资,从而降低火灾风险。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Environmental Economics and Management publishes theoretical and empirical papers devoted to specific natural resources and environmental issues. For consideration, papers should (1) contain a substantial element embodying the linkage between economic systems and environmental and natural resources systems or (2) be of substantial importance in understanding the management and/or social control of the economy in its relations with the natural environment. Although the general orientation of the journal is toward economics, interdisciplinary papers by researchers in other fields of interest to resource and environmental economists will be welcomed.
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