Format:
1 online resource (494 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789086868988
Content:
This book offers a wide selection of contributions presented at the LV Conference of Italian society of agricultural economics (SIDEA) Studies. Agricultural economists and sociologists reflect on the change processes that are affecting the agri-food systems and take a small step towards an improved understanding of the complexity of green metamorphosis, and the interplay between agriculture, food and ecology.The key message is that a green metamorphosis has been taking place, increasingly involving more and more aspects and dimensions: from environment to consumers' preferences, from social value to human health, from profitability to governance issues. Furthermore, this book tries to shed a light on the complexity of the new agricultural paradigm, which involves technology as well as traditions, trying to understand the ongoing metamorphosis taking into account that 'nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed'. This volume intends to guide the new generations of agricultural economists, who have the hard task of leading the green metamorphosis across the four main axes of sustainability: economic, socio-cultural, environmental, and political.
Content:
Intro -- Table of contents -- Foreword -- Roberto Morroni -- Preface -- Introduction -- Green metamorphoses - agriculture, food, ecology -- B. Torquati* and A. Marchini -- Background -- Keynote manuscripts -- Session reports -- Final considerations -- Keynotes -- 1. The agricultural business enterprise between food and health -- A. Marchini1* and B. Polenzani2 -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The drivers of change - metamorphosis -- 1.3 Food dimensions in economic analysis -- 1.4 Agricultural business enterprise and new analysis perspective -- 1.5 A second perspective of analysis -- 1.6 To summarize and go further -- 2. Less conlict, more happiness - the weak cleavages in the Italian agro-rural world -- G. Osti -- 2.1 Methodological premises -- 2.2 Cleavages updates -- 2.3 Happiness and other rural amenities -- 2.4 Conclusions -- 3. Measuring climate adaptation: methods and evidence -- E. Massetti1* and R. Mendelsohn2 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Empirical methods -- 3.3 Results from cross sectional studies -- 3.4 Results from simulation studies -- 3.5 Results from panel weather studies -- 3.6 Lessons learned and directions for future research -- Part 1: Aware consumption -- 4. Determinants of organic food purchase intentions: an empirical study among Italian consumers -- F. Nassivera1, S. Troiano2, G. Gallenti3*, F. Marangon2 and M. Cosmina3 -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Literature review -- 4.3 Method -- 4.4 Results -- 4.5 Conclusions -- 5. The food waste problem: reasons for wastage and actions to prevent - an Italian case study -- E. Viganò1*, L. Bravi1, F. Murmura1, E. Savelli1 and E. Waguri2 -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.3 Results -- 5.4 Conclusions -- 6. Consumption of pasta in Italy: factors affecting preferences -- M. Ingrassia1*, P. Columba1, S. Bacarella2, S. Chironi1 and L. Altamore1 -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Material and methods.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789086863471
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789086863471
Language:
English
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