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Agroecology Now! : Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food Systems /

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This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today's dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farm...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Colin Ray (Author), Bruil, Janneke (Author), Chappell, M. Jahi (Author), Kiss, Csilla (Author), Pimbert, Michel Patrick (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:
Environmental policy.
Sociology.
Environment.
Environmental management.
Economic development.
Food-Biotechnology.
Environmental Policy.
Sociology, general.
Environment, general.
Environmental Management.
Development Studies.
Food Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Agroecology and Sustainability Transformations
  • 2. Origins, Benefits and the Political Basis of Agroecology
  • 3. Conceptualizing Processes of Agroecological Transformations: From Scaling to Transition to Transformation
  • Part II. Domains of Agroecology Transformations
  • 4. Domain A: Rights and Access to Natural Ecosystems - Land, Water, Seeds and Biodiversity
  • 5. Domain B: Knowledge and Culture
  • 6. Domain C: Systems of Economic Exchange
  • 7. Domain D: Networks
  • 8. Domain E: Equity
  • 9. Domain F: Discourse
  • Part III. Drilling Down on Power and Governance in Agroecology Transformations
  • 10. Power, Governance and Agroecology Transformations
  • 11. Reflexive Participatory Governance for Agroecological Transformations
  • 12. Conclusion.