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Agroecological Transitions : from Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bergez, Jacques-Eric.
Other Authors: Audouin, Elise., Therond, Olivier.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Introduction
  • References
  • TATA-BOX at a Glance
  • Context
  • Roots of TATA-BOX
  • The TATA-BOX Project
  • Some Key Figs
  • References
  • Part II: Territorial Agroecological Transition at a Concept Crossroads
  • Socio-economic Characterisation of Agriculture Models
  • Introduction
  • Economies of Worth and Sustainable Agriculture
  • From Justification Principles to Organisation Principles
  • Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture Put to the Test of Economies of Worth
  • Agriculture Models at the Intersection Between Farming Systems, Food Systems, and Local Dynamics
  • Sustainable Farming Systems: Exogenous Inputs and Ecosystem Services
  • Sustainable Agriculture Models at the Crossroad Between Farming Systems, Food Systems, and Territorial Dynamics
  • Socio-economic Characterisation of Agriculture Models
  • The Conventional Productivist Model Based on an Industrial/Market Compromise
  • The Technology-Intensive Model Based on an Industrial Efficiency/Market Profitability Compromise (2a)
  • The Techno-domestic Model Based on a Local Ethics / Biotechnological Efficiency Compromise (2b)
  • The Circular Model Based on a Compromise Between Efficiency and Industrial Ecology (2c)
  • The Diversified-Globalised Model: A Compromise Between Opinion/Bioproduction Efficiency (3a)
  • The Diversified Local Model Based on Opinion/Domestic/Market Elements (3b)
  • Diversified Integrated-Landscape Agriculture Based on Green/Domestic/Civic Elements (3c)
  • The Usefulness of Characterising Sustainable Agriculture Models for Designing Public Policies
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • An Integrated Approach to Livestock Farming Systems' Autonomy to Design and Manage Agroecological Transition at the Farm and Territorial Levels
  • Introduction.
  • Framework to Analyse the Autonomy of Farming Systems
  • Closing Cycles: A Material Flows-Based Approach
  • Managing Agroecosystems: A Functional Approach
  • Coordinating Actors: An Approach Based on Organisation and Values
  • An Integrated Approach to Autonomy
  • Case Study 1: A Methodology to Analyse the Overall Autonomy of Dairy Sheep Farms in Aveyron
  • Step 1. Participatory Workshops to Comprehensively Describe Autonomy in Sheep Farming Systems
  • Step 2. Characterisation of the Operation of Dairy Sheep Farming Systems from the Angle of Biotechnical Autonomy
  • Step 3. Assessing the Performance Profiles of the Different Types of Sheep Farms
  • Case Study 2: Co-Design of Scenarios of Exchanges Between Crop and Livestock Farmers to Improve Autonomy on the Level of a Small Territory
  • Coordination Between Farmers to Strengthen Autonomy on the Collective Level
  • Sustainability and Performance of the Crop-Livestock Integration Scenarios
  • A Participatory Process to Examine the Decisional Dimension of Autonomy
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Agroecological Transition from Farms to Territorialised Agri-Food Systems: Issues and Drivers
  • Introduction: What Agroecological Transition Are We Talking About?
  • The Theoretical Foundations of Transition Processes
  • Transitions Are Embedded in Lock-In Situations
  • Unlocking in Transition Approaches
  • Scales and Scopes of Transition Analysis: The Major Role of Networks of Stakeholders
  • What Are the Determinants of the Agroecological Transition on the Scale of the Agri-Food System?
  • What Are the Values Underpinning the AET?
  • What New Market Infrastructure Provides the Basis for AET?
  • On What New Collective Rules Is AET Based?
  • The Determinants of the AET on the Farm Level
  • Triggers of the AET for Farmers: Values, Aims, and Attitudes.
  • Farmers' Perception of Risks and Uncertainty with Regard to the Transition
  • Farmers' Learning for and During the AET
  • Reconfiguring Exchange Networks and "Advisory" Devices: Is a Shift Towards a New Regime of Agricultural Knowledge Taking Place?
  • Using Technological Innovations to Aid the AET of Farms
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • A Plurality of Viewpoints Regarding the Uncertainties of the Agroecological Transition
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the Agroecological Transition as an Economic Situation of Radical Uncertainty
  • Analysing New Contractual Forms as an Organisational Response to Behavioural and Technical Uncertainties in Agro-industrial Diversification Supply Chains
  • Sensemaking in Management Situations Subject to Ambiguity and Uncertainty
  • Modelling Uncertainties to Design Management Methods
  • Jointly Modelling Uncertainty and Ambiguity to Explore the Potential of an Agroecological Innovation
  • Discussion and Prospects
  • Different Stances in Dealing with Uncertainty
  • Different Perspectives on the Agroecological Transition and Its Issues
  • References
  • Towards an Integrated Framework for the Governance of a Territorialised Agroecological Transition
  • Introduction
  • Different Approaches to Agri-environmental Governance
  • Socio-ecological Systems Governance
  • The Governance of Socio-technical Systems
  • An Integrated SES-STS Framework and Questions About Governance
  • The Pillars to Prioritise for Integrated Environmental Agri-food Governance
  • Reflexive Governance to Identify Value-Articulating Institutions
  • The Agri-food System as an Element Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Dimensions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • The Key Role of Actors in the Agroecological Transition of Farmers: A Case-Study in the Tarn-Aveyron Basin
  • Introduction
  • Methodological Approach Developed.
  • Sampling and Data Collection
  • Analysing Farmers' Past Trajectory of Change to Understand Their Transition
  • Analysing the Role of the Actors' Networks in the Transition Towards Agroecological Practices
  • Results: Actors' Networks as Obstacles or Levers to the Agroecological Transition
  • Trajectories of Change and Individual Reconfiguration of the Network
  • Configuration I - The Case of Mr. CONV: Agroecology Seen Through the Conventional Lens
  • Analysis of the Network of Mr. CONV and His Son: A Top-Down Network to Enable Real Technical Optimisation of the Dairy Workshop
  • Mr. CONV or the Limits of "Conventional" Advisory Services of the Dominant Sociotechnical Model
  • Configuration II: The Case of Mr. AE: Agroecological Intensification as a Form of Hybridisation
  • The Coherence of an Agroecological Model: A Trajectory Towards Technical and Decision-Making Autonomy
  • Analysis of Mr. AE's Network: Horizontalisation of Practices But no Changes in Terms of Commercialisation
  • Mr. AE: A Hybrid Farmer Who Moderates Two Caricatures of Agroecology
  • Agroecological Practices and Food Systems: Zooming in on the Case of Commercialisation Practices
  • The Influence of Actor Interrelations on the Agroecological Transition in the Tarn-Aveyron Basin
  • Central Actors Are Difficult to Avoid and Not Always in Favour of the AET
  • Actors Called "Peripheral" Yet Essential in Changing Practices
  • Conclusion
  • Annex 1 Description of the Farmers Interviewed in the Study
  • References
  • Part III: Support Methodology for Territorial Agroecological Transition Design, and Feedback from the TATA-BOX Project Experience
  • Participatory Methodology for Designing an Agroecological Transition at Local Level
  • Introduction
  • Material and Methods
  • Theoretical and Methodological Frameworks
  • Partnership Between Researchers and Local Authorities.
  • Project Team and Organisation
  • Case Studies and Time Scale
  • Stakeholder Analysis and Involvement
  • Scientific Design of the Participatory Methodology
  • Participatory Guidelines
  • Participatory Action Research Guidelines
  • Participatory Methods and Tools
  • Results
  • Methodological Results
  • Participatory Process
  • Process
  • Methods to Foster Participants' Interaction
  • Tools for Mutual Understanding, Innovation and Cooperation
  • Intermediary Tools
  • Operational Results
  • Rich Picture of a Shared Vision for 2025
  • Action Plan
  • Implementation of the Methodological Results and Workshop Outputs
  • Discussion
  • Can the Initial DTF Framework Be Translated into Operational Tools to Design Transition Toward a Territorial AgroEcological System?
  • Did the Operational Process Reflect Major Agroecological Transition Issues?
  • Did the Operational Process Reflect the Three Targeted Domains?
  • Did We Develop a Functional Process, Methods and Tools for Redesign?
  • What Is the Role of Adaptive Multilevel Governance?
  • How to Increase the Impact of the Participatory Process on Local Territories?
  • What Does It Mean for Scientists?
  • Developing Trans-Disciplinary Research
  • "Cheating" to Propose the Project
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Towards a Reflective Approach to Research Project Management
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Positioning
  • Material and Methods
  • Construction of a First Diagnosis
  • Reflective Intervention: An Exploratory Building Process
  • Global Framework of the Intervention
  • Description of the Reflective Intervention
  • Characterising the Reflective Activity
  • Results
  • Diagnosis of the Project Management
  • From a Structured to an Adhocratic Project?
  • Identification of Project Management Issues
  • Dynamics of the Reflective Intervention
  • Efficiency of the Reflective Intervention.
  • Discussions and Perspectives.

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