Measuring multifunctional agricultural landscapes

B Song, GM Robinson, DK Bardsley - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multifunctional agriculture (MFA) has attracted increased attention from academics and
policymakers in recent years. Academic researchers have utilised various approaches to …

The Role of Buildings in Rural Areas: Trends, Challenges, and Innovations for Sustainable Development

A Cogato, L Cei, F Marinello, A Pezzuolo - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rural buildings represent the functional relationship between rural communities and
agricultural land. Therefore, research on rural buildings has practical repercussions on …

Exploring synergies among agricultural sustainability dimensions: An empirical study on farming system in Almería (Southeast Spain)

E Galdeano-Gómez, JA Aznar-Sánchez… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Measuring sustainability is a multi-attribute issue consisting of numerous variables that tend
to be interrelated. The holistic perspective and the determination of said relationships …

Entrepreneurship in agriculture and healthcare: Different entry strategies of care farmers

J Hassink, W Hulsink, J Grin - Journal of Rural Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Care farming provides an interesting context of multifunctional agriculture where farmers
face the challenge of having to bridge the gap between agriculture and healthcare and …

From the farm to the agri-food system: A multiple criteria framework to evaluate extended multi-functional value

FF Fagioli, L Rocchi, L Paolotti, R Słowiński… - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Multi-functionality of agriculture and rural areas has an impact on the economy, the
environment, nature and also on societal and cultural development. The dimensions of multi …

Exploring the role of farm animals in providing care at care farms

J Hassink, SR De Bruin, B Berget, M Elings - Animals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper provides insight into the role of farm animals in farm-based
programs and their importance to different types of participants. Farm animals provide real …

Characteristics, emerging needs, and challenges of transdisciplinary sustainability science: experiences from the German Social-Ecological Research Program

C Ruppert-Winkel, R Arlinghaus, S Deppisch… - Ecology and …, 2015 - JSTOR
Transdisciplinary sustainability science (TSS) is a prominent way of scientifically contributing
to the solution of sustainability problems. Little is known, however, about the practice of …

Is sustainability compatible with profitability? An empirical analysis on family farming activity

L Piedra-Muñoz, E Galdeano-Gómez, JC Pérez-Mesa - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Sustainability is a social concern and a new strategic factor for productive and economic
viability. Nevertheless, research on this subject in a holistic approach is limited, and even to …

Multifunctional agriculture: Policies and implementation in China

B Song, GM Robinson - Geography Compass, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional agriculture (MFA) has been supported in the European Union (EU) for over
two decades, primarily as part of rural development policy in which agriculture is …

Multifunctional rural transition along China's Yangtze River Transect: Spatial differentiation and economic relevance

T Jiang, G Shi, Y Zhang - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
To understand rural sustainability, it is necessary to scrutinize the relationship between rural
transition and economic growth. The article uses rural multifunctionality as an analytical lens …