Geographies of Agriculture: Globalisation, Restructuring and Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9780582356627 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 352 str.

Robinson, Guy

Opis

Agricultural geography changed dramatically during the last decades of the 20th century, reflecting the transformation of the farming industry itself. This text embraces these changes, applying ideas and methods from contemporary social science.

Spis treści

1 Agricultural systems

2 The changing focus of Agricultural Geography

3 Globalisation of agricultural production

4 Agri-food networks

5 Government and agriculture in the Developed World

6 Specialisation and diversification in the Developed World

7 The ‘other side’ of globalisation: farming in Developing Countries

8 Solving the world food problem?

9 Land use competition

10 21st century agriculture: towards sustainability?

O autorze

Guy Robinson