Agroecology Now! Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food Systems
Anderson, Colin Ray
Agroecology Now! Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food Systems - Springer Nature 2021 - 1 electronic resource (199 p.)
Open Access
This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today's dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farming that addresses climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Agroecology transformations represent a challenge to the power of corporations in controlling food system and a rejection of the industrial food systems that are at the root of many social and ecological ills. In this book the authors analyse the conditions that enable and disable agroecology's potential and present six 'domains of transformation' where it comes into conflict with the dominant food system. They argue that food sovereignty, community-self organization and a shift to bottom-up governance are critical for the transformation to a socially just and ecologically viable food system. This book will be a valuable resource to researchers, students, policy makers and professionals across multidisciplinary areas including in the fields of food politics, international development, sustainability and resilience.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-61315-0
10.1007/978-3-030-61315-0 doi
Central government policies
Development studies
Environmental management
Food & beverage technology
Sociology
The environment
Agroecology agroecology transitions Central / national / federal government policies Development Studies Ecology of Food Systems Environment, general Environmental Management Environmental management, Environmental Policy Environmental Sciences Environmental Social Sciences Farmer Organisations Food & beverage technology Food Science Food Security food sovreignty Land Reform Political Ecology SAAFON Sociology Sociology, general STG 2 sustainability transitions sustainable developement goals sustainable food The environment
Agroecology Now! Transformations Towards More Just and Sustainable Food Systems - Springer Nature 2021 - 1 electronic resource (199 p.)
Open Access
This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today's dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farming that addresses climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Agroecology transformations represent a challenge to the power of corporations in controlling food system and a rejection of the industrial food systems that are at the root of many social and ecological ills. In this book the authors analyse the conditions that enable and disable agroecology's potential and present six 'domains of transformation' where it comes into conflict with the dominant food system. They argue that food sovereignty, community-self organization and a shift to bottom-up governance are critical for the transformation to a socially just and ecologically viable food system. This book will be a valuable resource to researchers, students, policy makers and professionals across multidisciplinary areas including in the fields of food politics, international development, sustainability and resilience.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-61315-0
10.1007/978-3-030-61315-0 doi
Central government policies
Development studies
Environmental management
Food & beverage technology
Sociology
The environment
Agroecology agroecology transitions Central / national / federal government policies Development Studies Ecology of Food Systems Environment, general Environmental Management Environmental management, Environmental Policy Environmental Sciences Environmental Social Sciences Farmer Organisations Food & beverage technology Food Science Food Security food sovreignty Land Reform Political Ecology SAAFON Sociology Sociology, general STG 2 sustainability transitions sustainable developement goals sustainable food The environment