Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic

Farming Systems Research has three core characteristics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on the close collaboration between social and biophysical sciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research posits that to contribute towards sustainable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Darnhofer, Ika (Editor ), Gibbon, David (Editor ), Dedieu, Benoît (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Sustainability.
Environmental management.
Social sciences.
Science-Study and teaching.
Environmental Management.
Society.
Science Education.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Farming Systems Research in Europe
  • 1. Farming Systems Research: An approach to inquiry
  • 2. The origins of the European IFSA: The first meetings and the agenda renewal
  • 3. Early Farming Systems Research and extension experience in Africa and possible relevance for FSR in Europe
  • 4. Textual analysis and scientometric mapping of the dynamic knowledge in and around the IFSA community
  • 5. Methodological themes in Farming Systems Research and implications for learning in higher education.-Part II: State of the art and key issues
  • 6. How should we farm? The ethical dimension of farming systems
  • 7. Systems practice: Making the systems in Farming Systems Research effective
  • 8. The role of action-oriented learning theories for change in agriculture and rural networks
  • 9. Learning in European agricultural and rural networks: Building a systemic research agenda
  • 10. Extension systems and change facilitation for agricultural and rural development
  • 11. Agri-food system and territorial development: Innovations, new dynamics and changing governance mechanisms
  • 12. The Territory Agronomy Approach in research, education, and training
  • 13. Simulation models in farming systems research: Potential and challenges
  • 14. Reshaping boundaries between farming systems and the environment
  • Part III: Insights from system sciences and new perspectives
  • 15. Dynamics in farming systems: of changes and choices
  • 16. Farms and farmers facing change: The adaptive approach
  • 17. Observing farming systems: Insights from social systems theory
  • 18. Re-design and co-design of farming systems: An overview of methods and practices
  • 19. Stimulating transitions towards sustainable farming systems
  • 20. Evolution of systems approaches to agricultural innovation: Concepts, analysis and interventions
  • Index.

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