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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Darnhofer, Ika (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gibbon, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Dedieu, Benoît (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Science education.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Social Sciences, general.; Science Education.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.