Farms and Territory

• Autore: Martin Philippe
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.109
• Altri autori: PissonnierSolène
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Which Land Resources to Adopt for an Ecological Transition of Agri-Food Systems? A Cross-View of Law and Sociology -- 1.1. Legal framework and contractual practices in farming: towards a greening of land tools? -- 1.1.1. Forms of authorization over access to land -- 1.1.2. A renewed framework for contractual land management practices -- 1.2. Changes in agricultural landholding structures: a challenge for the transition of agri-food systems and generational renewal -- 1.2.1. Access to agricultural land for start-ups and the challenge of generational renewal -- 1.3. The multifunctionality of agricultural land in food systems -- 1.3.1. Agricultural diversification and land planning: from land preservation to urban food planning? -- 1.3.2. The new challenges of re-territorializing agriculture: the land dimensions of food policies -- 1.4. Conclusion and perspectives -- 1.5. References -- Chapter 2. Synergies between Animal Husbandry and Forests for the Development of Agroecological Systems in Middle Mountain and Mediterranean Foothill Regions: Comparative Study of the Limousine Mountain and the Lodevois -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The Lodevois and the Limousine Mountain: a disconnection between animal husbandry and forestry -- 2.2.1. Once central pastoral practices, with contrasting uses of wooded ecosystems -- 2.2.2. Unprecedented decline in the use of rangelands and the disconnection between agriculture and forestry -- 2.2.3. The new forests of the Lodevois and the Limousine Mountain: contrasting structure and composition, but both disconnected from agriculture -- 2.3. Frugal agropastoral systems: putting grazing back at the heart of herd feeding, especially in forest ecosystems -- 2.3.1. Substituting mixed grazing of diverse vegetation as the main feed. ; 2.3.2. The key role of wooded ecosystems -- 2.3.3. Economical systems focusing on economic labor productivity thanks to agroecological operation -- 2.3.4. Original systems resulting from the combination of several technical frameworks -- 2.4. Obstacles to the use of wooded areas on the Limousine Mountain and the Lodevois: an overview -- 2.4.1. Pastoralism and silvicultural management on the Limousine Mountain: rejections by most forestry stakeholder -- 2.4.2. Tensions in the Lodevois: pastoral agreements with the ONF for fire prevention clash with hunting competition -- 2.4.3. The 2015 PAC reform: new competition for rangelands and a "pro-rata" system disadvantaging wooded rangelands -- 2.5. Ways to promote the (re)connection between livestock and forests -- 2.5.1. Synergies between livestock farmers and foresters already in place on the Limousine Mountain -- 2.5.2. In the Lodevois, the interplay between livestock farming and forestry is limited by the timber market and property fragmentation -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 2.7. References -- Chapter 3. Crop-Livestock Interaction at the Territorial Scale: Tools and Methods to Support Its Development -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Specialization and its ramifications -- 3.3. Characteristics of systems integrating crops and livestock -- 3.3.1. Services provided by crop-livestock integration -- 3.4. Spatial and temporal coordinations on a territorial scale -- 3.5. Types of actors involved and forms of partnership -- 3.5.1. Two contrasting examples involving different actor networks -- 3.5.2. Actors with additional motivations -- 3.6. Methods for diagnosing, designing, evaluating and supporting the development of these systems -- 3.6.1. Methodological challenges -- 3.6.2. Example of a project combining different methodologies -- 3.7. Conclusion -- 3.8. References. ; Chapter 4. Genetic Choices, Farming Systems and Territories -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Organization of animal breeding and the role of farmers, farming systems and links to the territory -- 4.3. Collective breeding goals and territories -- 4.4. Breeds, farmers' collectives and other territorial components: diversity of relationships -- 4.5. Individual farmers' decisions and how they relate to breeding collectives' decisions -- 4.6. Conclusion -- 4.7. References -- Chapter 5. Town Microfarms, Country Microfarms in Fields: Innovative Systems in Contrasting Territories -- 5.1. Innovative projects in response to a variety of socio-ecological territorial challenges -- 5.1.1. Emerging concept of alternative agricultural establishments in back-to-the-land farming dynamics in rural areas -- 5.1.2. The evolution of the microfarm concept in the urban context -- 5.2. Multiple innovations driven by new farmer profiles -- 5.2.1. Profile and agricultural establishment trajectories -- 5.2.2. Innovations in farm design and management -- 5.2.3. Business models -- 5.2.4. The microfarm as part of a collective farm -- 5.2.5. Support from local authorities -- 5.3. Discussion and perspectives -- 5.3.1. Microfarms challenge urban-rural boundaries -- 5.3.2. Integrating microfarms into regional food systems -- 5.4. References -- Chapter 6. The Rise of Professional Gathering in Rural Areas -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. A centuries-old business embedded in agroecosystems -- 6.2.1. The social history and renewal of a practice -- 6.2.2. One foot in, one foot out: how gatherers belong in the rural community -- 6.3. Make a living by gathering -- 6.3.1. Characterizing today's gatherers -- 6.3.2. "Bricolage" overflow and adaptation -- 6.4. Gathering territories and rural areas: separate paths or mutual learning? -- 6.4.1. The making of gathering territories. ; 6.4.2. Frameworks and governance for gathering activities -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 6.6. References -- Chapter 7. How Can Biodiversity Be Taken into Account on Farm Territories? -- 7.1. What is biodiversity in agricultural landscapes? -- 7.2. Biodiversity as seen by farmers -- 7.3. Can agriculture and biodiversity conciliation occur at the farm territory level? -- 7.4. How can we support biodiversity conservation at farm level? -- 7.4.1. Environmental policies for biodiversity conservation -- 7.4.2. Examples of initiatives to support farmers in conserving biodiversity -- 7.5. Examples of integrating biodiversity into farm projects: challenges, results and difficulties -- 7.5.1. Thinking and acting using result-oriented biodiversity conservation strategy? The case of the Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée farm -- 7.5.2. Enhancing production through bocage and wetlands: the case of the Forgineau farm -- 7.6. Monitoring biodiversity -- 7.7. Conclusion -- 7.8. References -- Chapter 8. Sociometabolic Approaches to Conceptualizing and Supporting Agri-Food Transitions -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Society's metabolism: overview of epistemological foundations and current research trends -- 8.3. Agriculture in the metabolism of societies -- 8.4. For agri-food metabolism approaches at the local scale -- 8.4.1. Diagnosis of agri-food metabolism at the territorial scale: the case of the Saclay Plateau -- 8.4.2. The design of territorial fictions and their appropriation by local actors -- 8.5. Discussion: avenues for further exploration and prospects for cross-disciplinary work between sociometabolic approaches and agronomy -- 8.5.1. Accounting for the diversity of actors and their logics within agri-food metabolism -- 8.5.2. Territorial symbiosis: distinguishing agriculture from industry -- 8.5.3. Considering input reduction and relocalization before circularity. ; 8.6. Conclusion -- 8.7. References -- Chapter 9. Farms in the Transition to Sustainable Food in Urban Areas: The Role of Collective Catering -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Collective catering: a vector for sustainable food practices -- 9.2.1. Defining collective catering in France and its main challenges -- 9.2.2. Regulatory framework for collective catering at the national level -- 9.2.3. Public food procurement and the public procurement code -- 9.2.4. Barriers to sourcing "sustainable" products -- 9.3. Adapting agricultural production to meet growing demand for sustainable food: the example of Île-de-France -- 9.3.1. The challenges of defining "local production" in urban areas -- 9.3.2. How could farms adapt to the growing demand for collective catering in local areas? -- 9.4. Conclusion -- 9.5. References -- Chapter 10. Farming and the Circular Economy in Territories: Recycling Urban Waste in Agriculture -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. From urban waste to organic fertilizer -- 10.2.1. Main (peri-)urban organic waste and their sources -- 10.2.2. Treatment of organic urban waste collected for recycling in agriculture -- 10.2.3. A variety of organic fertilizers and enhancers -- 10.3. Regulations governing the return of urban OWPs to the soil in agriculture -- 10.4. How to meet the needs of agriculture -- 10.4.1. Contributing to fertilization -- 10.4.2. Contribution to soil carbon storage -- 10.5. What are the challenges associated with the agricultural recycling of municipal waste? -- 10.5.1. Partial treatment efficiency, nutrient losses and associated impacts -- 10.5.2. Difficulties in fertilization control -- 10.5.3. Environmental impacts of nutrient losses in the field -- 10.5.4. End-of-life for contaminants -- 10.6. Environmental balance sheet -- 10.7. Value chain organization. ; 10.8. Farmers' perception of agricultural recycling of urban OWPs and social acceptability.
• Sommario/riassunto: What are the new relationships between territories and farms?Farms and Territory addresses this question by exploring a range of landscapes, from mountains to cereal plains, forged by different actors who exploit and protect resources such as land and wild - or domestic - biodiversity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Farms and Territory
• ISBN: 1-394-40629-0; 1-394-40627-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911022472103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ISTE Invoiced Series