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OverviewIn a time of great agricultural and rural change, the notion of 'multifunctionality' has remained under-theorized and poorly linked to wider debates in the social sciences. This book analyses the extent to which the proposed transition towards post-productivist agriculture holds up to scientific scrutiny, and proposes a modified productivist/non-productivist model that better encapsulates the complexity of agricultural and rural change. By combining existing notions and concepts, this book (re)conceptualizes agricultural change, creating a new transition theory, and a new way of looking at the future of agriculture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geoff Wilson (University of Plymouth, UK)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.962kg ISBN: 9781845932565ISBN 10: 1845932560 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 23 April 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 1: Conceptualising Transition 1: Theorising transition 2: Transitions: Social and natural science debates 3: Reconceptualising transition: The complexity of transitory systems Part 2: From Productivist to Post-Productivist - and back again? 4: Productivist agriculture 5: Post-productivist agriculture 6: 'Post-productivism' or 'non-productivism'? Part 3: Conceptualising Multifunctional Agricultural Systems 7: Contemporary conceptualisations of multifunctionality 8: (Re)conceptualising multifunctionality 9: Multifunctional agricultural transitionsReviewsMultifunctionality is emerging as a key concept in contemporary debates about agricultural and rural change. Geoff Wilson's book attempts one of the intellectually most ambitious surveys of the issues to date and will be an important source book for anyone interested in the way ideas and competing policy concepts are reshaping the rural world . Clive Potter, Imperial College London, UK Author InformationGeoff Wilson teaches at the University of Plymouth. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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