Sustainable Farmland Management: New Transdisciplinary Approaches

by R Fish, S Seymour, M Steven, Charles Watkins

Overview

Examining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in differing temporal, spatial and production contexts, this book considers farmland multifunctionality, systems and systemic thinking, debate over information and knowledge, and ethical aspects. It suggests productive ways of proceeding to enhance integrated thinking on the subject, and will be essential reading for researchers and students in agriculture, rural studies, environmental management, geography, sociology, ecology and conservation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845933517
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	12/12/2008
Series:	CABI Series
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Charles Watkins is with the School of Geography, University of Nottingham.

Table of Contents

Sustainability and Farmland Management * Infomation and Knowledge for Sustainable Farmland Management * Ethical Production and Protection * Multifunctionality and Sustainable Farmland Management * Systems for * Sustainable Farmland Management * Scales of Sustainable Farmland Management