This paper reviews research on urban agriculture which relates to the three dimensions of
sustainability: social, economic and environmental. We propose that urban agriculture has …

Ecological intensification of agriculture (EIA) aims to assure food security by harnessing
ecosystem services while minimizing external inputs and environmental harms. One …

This book explores the position, role and significance of the peasantry in an era of
globalization, particularly of the agrarian markets and food industries. It argues that the …

This article explores an integrative approach for dealing with wicked problems. Wicked
problems not only require alternative action strategies but also alternative ways of observing …

Over the last decades there is a growing body of literature on how to enhance farmers'
participation in voluntary subsidised agri-environmental programmes. However, additional …

Social innovation is often appointed as an essential part of agricultural and rural innovation.
Everybody seems to agree that social innovation is important but what exactly is meant by …

Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy can be seen as a partial success story because it
has resulted in increased food production at reasonable prices for consumers. However, its …

Intensively managed agricultural areas in North-Western Europe have been undergoing a
shift from solely production oriented use to provision of multiple services and functions …

Quality and sustainability are both socially constructed, ambiguous terms, but they have not
been heretofore linked in the rural studies literature. The “quality turn” has received …

There is a long-standing debate about the nature, impact and significance of processes of
differentiation in driving agricultural development. This contribution discusses three ways in …