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Author:   Ika Darnhofer ,  David Gibbon ,  Benoît Dedieu
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2012 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.942kg
ISBN:  

9789400745025

ISBN 10:   9400745028
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   07 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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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