Format:
1 online resource (480 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789086865727
Content:
Changes in market organisation, climatic conditions and societal demands on food quality, animal welfare and environmental quality have created new conditions for farming families as well as for researchers and policy makers. New social, technical and economic solutions are needed for farming and rural areas. This book presents new perspectives for farms, farm products and rural areas, many of which were collectively developed by coalitions of farmers, farmer representatives, researchers, civilians and/or policy makers. Contributions are made from those involved in crop and animal production worldwide offering sections on natural resources management, development of sustainable rural systems, future perspectives for farming families, knowledge systems in transition and learning processes in multi-stakeholder processes. This unique collection of contributions, presenting insights from bio-physical as well as social sciences, shows where practice meets analysis and reflection and offers new perspectives for rural areas throughout the world.
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Table of contents -- General introduction -- How sustainable can agriculture be in an EU-scenario of free market & -- social policy? -- Section 1 - Learning as a process -- Introduction to section 1 - Learning as a process: Understanding one's role in the new learning demands of multifunctional land use systems, working with different actors, tools and scales -- Where do participatory approaches meet social learning systems in the context of environmental decision making? -- The action researcher as a reflective partner to a core group -- New futures for traditional regions: A dairy farming systems response to regional development in Australia -- Learning from participatory research with organic farmers in the UK and Sweden -- Setting a research agenda to support change in agriculture: Learning processes, stakeholder participation, R& -- D policy making -- Sustainable rural development and communicative learning -- Landscapes and sugar boxes for learning in rural areas management -- Farmer stable schools: A fruitful way for Danish organic dairy farmers with the goal to phase out antibiotics from their herds -- The changing perception of expert advice in nature conservation: A case of the Drentsche Aa -- Lessons learned about instigating change towards an AKIS/RD in Brandenburg, Germany -- Building the capacity of the Australian dairy RD& -- E continuum: How do we create a learning platform? -- The learning potential of farmers´ market -- Project setup and learning processes in participative systems oriented research initiatives -- Constructing new appreciative frameworks: Self inspiring from multi-agent systems -- Labor market competencies and agricultural extension and education undergraduates -- Building effective learning networks among researchers and stakeholders in the Danish context.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789086860029
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789086860029
Language:
English
