1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778466303321

Autore

Buhler William <1964->

Titolo

Science, Agriculture and Research : A Compromised Participation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, April 2002

Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

ISBN

1-4175-2232-1

1-136-55769-5

600-00-0228-9

9786610476350

1-136-55770-9

1-280-47635-4

1-84977-248-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

630.2

630.72

Soggetti

Agriculture - Research

Agriculture - Research - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-157).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables and Figures; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Introduction; The Approach Taken; The Approach Taken; Chapter 1: What Drives Agricultural Research?; Chapter 1: What Drives Agricultural Research?; The Research Process and Policy - How Does it all Work?; The Research Process and Policy - How Does it all Work?; The Importance of Funding in Research; The Importance of Funding in Research; Who are the Funding Agencies, How do they Work and What is their Remit?

Who are the Funding Agencies, How do they Work and What is their Remit?Who is Intended to Benefit from the Research?; Who is Intended to Benefit from the Research?; The Peer-review Process and Research Funding; The Peer-review Process and Research Funding; The Funding Agency Panels and Boards and Who Influences Them?; The Funding



Agency Panels and Boards and Who Influences Them?; The Importance of Accountability and Value for Money; The Importance of Accountability and Value for Money; The Move to Short-termism; The Move to Short-termism

Chapter 2: From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research SystemsChapter 2: From Jethro Tull to Grain Mountains: The Origins and Development of Agricultural Research Systems; A Time-frame of Agricultural Developments since 1700; A Time-frame of Agricultural Developments since 1700; Problems with Production; Problems with Production; The Agricultural Revolution; The Agricultural Revolution; Science into Practice - Early Models; Science into Practice - Early Models; Shifting Power; Shifting Power

The Politics of Agriculture - Protection versus ImprovementThe Politics of Agriculture - Protection versus Improvement; The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Research Process; The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Research Process; Control and Accountability; Control and Accountability; Chapter 3: Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring Technocracies; Chapter 3: Agriculture and the Empire: Transferring Technocracies; Introduction; Introduction; The Empire and Agricultural Research; The Empire and Agricultural Research; Case Study; Case Study

Agricultural Research Systems in NigeriaAgricultural Research Systems in Nigeria; Agricultural Extension; Agricultural Extension; The CGIAR ad Africa's Green Revolution; The CGIAR ad Africa's Green Revolution; Summary and Conclusions; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 4: Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology; Chapter 4: Modern Times: Agribusiness and Biotechnology; Time-frame: 1947-2000; Time-frame: 1947-2000; Farming Priorities for UK Agricultural Research - Declining Participation; Farming Priorities for UK Agricultural Research - Declining Participation; Rothschild Report

Rothschild Report

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996321750803316

Titolo

Atmospheric and oceanic science letters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Beijing] : , : [Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences]

Abingdon, Oxon, UK : , : Taylor & Francis

ISSN

2376-6123

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

551.5246

Soggetti

Ocean-atmosphere interaction

Marine meteorology

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Sommario/riassunto

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters (AOSL) is an international English letters journal, which provides a forum for the publication of research letters related to all aspects of the atmospheric sciences and physical oceanography.