Future cyber manufacturing is envisioned to be fulfilled in a crowdsourcing environment that
will engage a large population of manufacturer crowds to collaborate with the cyber platform …

This is the first book to focus on agroecology as a transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-
oriented process. Using a combined theoretical and practical approach, this collection of …

Participatory techniques are widely recognized as essential in addressing the challenges of
agri-environmental policy and decision-making. Furthermore, it is well known that …

Purpose: To examine the factors that support and hinder farmers' learning and to investigate
the impact of an innovative learning program on farmers' practice change …

I was approached to write this book by a representative of SAGE shortly after I had given a
presentation at a conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) on a …

Historically the dominant farming culture in Western developed countries, such as Scotland
and New Zealand, has been based on maximising food production and maintaining the …

Purpose The agricultural sector is facing a myriad of financial, environmental, social, and
cultural challenges which affect the mental health of those working on-farm. This study …

Abstract As Amish and Old Order and Conservative Mennonite (ie, Plain) farmers increase
their presence in the agricultural sector, it is crucial for public sector agricultural …

Abstract Communities of Practice (CoPs) are a promising concept for transdisciplinary
knowledge co-creation in sustainable agricultural development, but empirical evidence from …

Scholarly attention to sustainability transitions is rapidly increasing. This article explores how
cultural politics constrain agricultural change. Cultural politics, or conflicting values about …