Insects have experienced higher rates of decline than other popular taxa in the calcareous
grasslands of Europe. This paper reviews reasons why insects are so vulnerable to …

In a time of great agricultural and rural change, the notion of'multifunctionality'has remained
under-theorized and poorly linked to the debates in the social sciences. This book analyses …

Based on a large transnational research project that involved questionnaires with 1000 farm
households in nine EU countries and Switzerland, this paper investigates factors influencing …

Olive farming represents an important source of income and employment in the rural areas
of Andalusia (Spain), which is the most important olive oil-producing region in the world …

This paper argues that the possible shift towards conservation‐oriented attitudes of farmers
through agri‐environmental scheme participation should be seen as a key indicator for …

Indicators have been used in many sustainability assessment methods, however,
disagreements over a common definition and scope for the sustainability concept have led …

An accumulating body of research identifies the importance of landscape structure for a wide
range of countryside interests. Landscape structure reflects the results of policies and …

Milk consumption has been on the decline for decades. Part of the cause for this is due to
changes in consumer behavior and interest in healthy eating. The aim of this study was to …

This article reports a rapid method for rangeland assessments in Kenya, Ethiopia and
Uganda by harnessing pastoralists' indigenous knowledge among the Orma, Afar and …

The sustainability of farming systems is currently under debate. There is concern that
technological and other changes have long‐run consequences, which may compromise …