Sustainable farmland management : transdisciplinary approaches /

List of Contributors p. viii
List of Figures p. xi
List of Tables p. xii
List of Abbreviations p. xiv
Preface p. xv
Chapter 1 Agendas for sustainable farmland management R. Fish and S. Seymour and C. Watkins and M. Steven p. 1
Part I Scene-setting Sustainable Farmland Management p. 23
Chapter 2 The elusive quest for sustainable agriculture T. O'Riordan p. 25
Chapter 3 The contested concept of sustainability in agriculture: an examination of the views of policymakers, scientists and farmers K.N. Baginetas p. 30
Chapter 4 Historical dimensions of sustainable farming J.V. Beckett p. 42
Chapter 5 Soils and sustainability: the future of the South Downs J. Boardman p. 49
Chapter 6 The role of organics within sustainable farmland management M. Reed p. 58
Part II Communities of Information and Knowledge p. 67
Chapter 7 Just knowledge? Governing research on food and farming T. MacMillan p. 69
Chapter 8 Agricultural advisers and the transition to sustainable soil management in England: a focus on agronomists' understanding of soil J. Ingram p. 77
Chapter 9 Combining scientific and lay knowledges: Participatory approaches to research in organic farming F. Lyon and F. Harris p. 94
Chapter 10 Sustainable foodscapes? Examining consumer attitudes and practices towards food and farming in Washington State, USA T. Selfa and R.A. Jussaume p. 107
Part III Ethical Production and Protection p. 123
Chapter 11 A notional ethical contract with farm animals in a sustainable global food system B. Mepham p. 125
Chapter 12 Beasts of a different burden: agricultural sustainability and farm animals H. Buller and C. Morris p. 135
Chapter 13 Agricultural biotechnology and ethics: for or against nature? B.R. Johnson p. 149
Part IV Practising Systemic Thinking p. 159
Chapter 14 Multifunctionality in practice: research and application within a farm business C. Stoate p. 161
Chapter 15 Linking environment and farming: integrated systems for sustainable farmland management C. Drummond and C. Harris p. 169
Chapter 16 Environmental and profitable sustainability in agricultural production A. Williams p. 178
Chapter 17 The use of indicators to assess the sustainability of farms converting to organic production C. Firth and I. Milla and P. Harris p. 194
Chapter 18 Agri-environment schemes and sustainable farmland management: a farm level assessment of the economic costs and benefits J. Jones p. 203
Part V Political and Policy Frameworks p. 215
Chapter 19 International perspectives on sustainable farmland management C. Potter p. 217
Chapter 20 The national policy dimension for environmentally sustainable agriculture: a UK perspective G. Morgan and C. Reid p. 223
Chapter 21 Multifunctional agriculture and integrated rural development in Germany: the case of the Regional Action programme K. Knickel and S. Peter p. 236
Chapter 22 Agendas for transdisciplinarity R. Fish and S. Seymour and C. Watkins and M. Steven p. 249
Index p. 253