AGRIS record. Record number, GB9720311. Titles, Linking the global and the local: ethnographic pe... more AGRIS record. Record number, GB9720311. Titles, Linking the global and the local: ethnographic perspectives on farm practice and the globalization of agriculture. Personal Authors, Phillips, E. (Centre for Rural Social Research ...
This chapter examines the involvement of Australian farm women in natural resource management and... more This chapter examines the involvement of Australian farm women in natural resource management and their engagement in developing more sustainable production methods. The chapter draws on the findings of a large scale 2002 survey, as well as on interview, questionnaire and focus-group studies. It is shown, among others, that Australian women in agriculture as local decision makers and producers in the food system display a range of attitudes and exercise a range of behaviours, which demonstrate the multidimensionality of their agency and which may challenge existing relationships.
Abstract The transformation of the Thai agrifood system over the last 20 years is analysed, focus... more Abstract The transformation of the Thai agrifood system over the last 20 years is analysed, focusing in particular upon the role of the state in underwriting capital investment, and in mobilizing peasant farmers to participate in commercial agriculture.
Abstract An examination of the agribusiness firms operating in Tasmania is made. Particular topic... more Abstract An examination of the agribusiness firms operating in Tasmania is made. Particular topics covered are: agribusiness firms, farmers and the spatial context; enterprise structure and the value of production; ownership patterns and trends towards globalization of ...
The relationship between mortality levels and family fertility goals is a fundamental problem in ... more The relationship between mortality levels and family fertility goals is a fundamental problem in the theory of the demographic transition. This paper deals with the logical problems of estimating family fertility rates from the expected probability of a child surviving to a given age of a parent. The possibility of committing the ecological fallacy makes precise prediction difficult. We critically analyze an existing mathematical model of family fertility decisions. We show that, by incorporating more data (here, on birth order) in a more comprehensive model capable of using those data, then the predictability of fertility rates over time can be significantly improved.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Mar 1, 1990
This paper discusses the type of information needed for assessment of rural development alternati... more This paper discusses the type of information needed for assessment of rural development alternatives, and the importance of establishing and sustaining interdisciplinary research and assessment teams. In this context integrated impact assessment is defined in terms of maintaining relationships between biophysical and social scientists. Assessment of the effect of development on small farms is our specific focus. Impact analyses easily integrate with development plans when they balance goals for economic growth with overall rural community development. Adequate assessment requires information about the equity of economic development alternatives for different types of farms and mitigation of short-and longterm impacts. The role of the social scientist is critical to ensure that these data are properly collected and applied.
It is increasingly being recognised that global natural resource consumption levels exceed planet... more It is increasingly being recognised that global natural resource consumption levels exceed planetary limits and that the present trajectory of industrial development is not sustainable. To achieve a more viable existence necessitates a fundamental shift in priorities from the prevailing economic growth-centred, consumer driven philosophy to one that marries aspirations for economic growth with long-term environmental and social considerations. This shift in priorities requires significant contributions and action at the global, national and local levels by the primary 'wheels' of sustainability: government, corporations and civil society. Over the past 100 years, corporations have become the most powerful institution on the planet with both the financial resources and institutional capacity to take the lead role in shaping a sustainable future for humankind. Yet, within and between industry sectors and across geographic locations there has been great diversity in the extent ...
tag=1 data="Development and the Environment": Environmental awareness, institutional &#... more tag=1 data="Development and the Environment": Environmental awareness, institutional 'Gaps' and public decision-making. by Roy E Rickson. tag=2 data=Rickson, Roy E. tag=3 data=Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration. tag=5 data=62 tag=6 data=October 1990 tag=7 data=44-46. tag=8 data=DEVELOPMENT%MANAGEMENT tag=9 data=NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT CANBERRA 6-7 FEBRUARY 1990%SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT tag=10 data=Economic planners, impact assessors and environmental managers are often separated in background, training, interest, sympathies and political loyalties from personnel responsible for environmental management and planning. tag=11 data=1990/2/12 tag=12 data=512 tag=13 data=CAB tag=32 data=RICHARDSON, GRAHAM%SETCHES, KAY%HALL, CHRIS%LANGMORE, JOHN
Globalisation of food production, processing and retailing focuses our attention on social and ec... more Globalisation of food production, processing and retailing focuses our attention on social and economic relations between large-scale, often international, companies and local communities. We need to focus also on emerging and intensifying conflicts between mining and agriculture when the extraction of natural resources such as coal, limestone, or coal seam gas intersects with productive farmland and rural settlements. The ‘local’ and the ‘global’ are tied together in these issues, and ever more so as neoliberal policies are embraced by national governments in ways that tend to dissuade or dismantle regulatory hurdles or oversight for international agri-food and mining developments, and the social and environmental impacts of projects at local levels. Rural communities and regions in these circumstances are ‘contested terrains’, where accessing natural resources can add economic benefit and social vitality to rural areas. However, the risks of degradation of underground and surface water systems, air and land quality, valued rural landscapes, cultural heritage and the social sustainability of rural communities are costs often tied to these benefits. Relations of social power and trust (or distrust) characterise collaboration and conflict between community groups and individuals, company managers and responsible government agencies as they negotiate the risks and benefits of project development. Addressing social and environmental justice dimensions of economic objectives is a necessary focus of actor relations, and informs our understanding of sustainability, which we define as balancing economic goals with social and environmental justice. Powerful companies can push projects through local and national resistance. Yet their power is institutionally limited and project development across food and mining sectors is, to varying degrees, contingent upon the relationships corporate actors generate and maintain with local people. We examine here in particular the ways that mobilised local groups can influence access to natural resources, and how related costs and benefits are distributed.
AGRIS record. Record number, GB9720311. Titles, Linking the global and the local: ethnographic pe... more AGRIS record. Record number, GB9720311. Titles, Linking the global and the local: ethnographic perspectives on farm practice and the globalization of agriculture. Personal Authors, Phillips, E. (Centre for Rural Social Research ...
This chapter examines the involvement of Australian farm women in natural resource management and... more This chapter examines the involvement of Australian farm women in natural resource management and their engagement in developing more sustainable production methods. The chapter draws on the findings of a large scale 2002 survey, as well as on interview, questionnaire and focus-group studies. It is shown, among others, that Australian women in agriculture as local decision makers and producers in the food system display a range of attitudes and exercise a range of behaviours, which demonstrate the multidimensionality of their agency and which may challenge existing relationships.
Abstract The transformation of the Thai agrifood system over the last 20 years is analysed, focus... more Abstract The transformation of the Thai agrifood system over the last 20 years is analysed, focusing in particular upon the role of the state in underwriting capital investment, and in mobilizing peasant farmers to participate in commercial agriculture.
Abstract An examination of the agribusiness firms operating in Tasmania is made. Particular topic... more Abstract An examination of the agribusiness firms operating in Tasmania is made. Particular topics covered are: agribusiness firms, farmers and the spatial context; enterprise structure and the value of production; ownership patterns and trends towards globalization of ...
The relationship between mortality levels and family fertility goals is a fundamental problem in ... more The relationship between mortality levels and family fertility goals is a fundamental problem in the theory of the demographic transition. This paper deals with the logical problems of estimating family fertility rates from the expected probability of a child surviving to a given age of a parent. The possibility of committing the ecological fallacy makes precise prediction difficult. We critically analyze an existing mathematical model of family fertility decisions. We show that, by incorporating more data (here, on birth order) in a more comprehensive model capable of using those data, then the predictability of fertility rates over time can be significantly improved.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Mar 1, 1990
This paper discusses the type of information needed for assessment of rural development alternati... more This paper discusses the type of information needed for assessment of rural development alternatives, and the importance of establishing and sustaining interdisciplinary research and assessment teams. In this context integrated impact assessment is defined in terms of maintaining relationships between biophysical and social scientists. Assessment of the effect of development on small farms is our specific focus. Impact analyses easily integrate with development plans when they balance goals for economic growth with overall rural community development. Adequate assessment requires information about the equity of economic development alternatives for different types of farms and mitigation of short-and longterm impacts. The role of the social scientist is critical to ensure that these data are properly collected and applied.
It is increasingly being recognised that global natural resource consumption levels exceed planet... more It is increasingly being recognised that global natural resource consumption levels exceed planetary limits and that the present trajectory of industrial development is not sustainable. To achieve a more viable existence necessitates a fundamental shift in priorities from the prevailing economic growth-centred, consumer driven philosophy to one that marries aspirations for economic growth with long-term environmental and social considerations. This shift in priorities requires significant contributions and action at the global, national and local levels by the primary 'wheels' of sustainability: government, corporations and civil society. Over the past 100 years, corporations have become the most powerful institution on the planet with both the financial resources and institutional capacity to take the lead role in shaping a sustainable future for humankind. Yet, within and between industry sectors and across geographic locations there has been great diversity in the extent ...
tag=1 data="Development and the Environment": Environmental awareness, institutional &#... more tag=1 data="Development and the Environment": Environmental awareness, institutional 'Gaps' and public decision-making. by Roy E Rickson. tag=2 data=Rickson, Roy E. tag=3 data=Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration. tag=5 data=62 tag=6 data=October 1990 tag=7 data=44-46. tag=8 data=DEVELOPMENT%MANAGEMENT tag=9 data=NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT CANBERRA 6-7 FEBRUARY 1990%SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT tag=10 data=Economic planners, impact assessors and environmental managers are often separated in background, training, interest, sympathies and political loyalties from personnel responsible for environmental management and planning. tag=11 data=1990/2/12 tag=12 data=512 tag=13 data=CAB tag=32 data=RICHARDSON, GRAHAM%SETCHES, KAY%HALL, CHRIS%LANGMORE, JOHN
Globalisation of food production, processing and retailing focuses our attention on social and ec... more Globalisation of food production, processing and retailing focuses our attention on social and economic relations between large-scale, often international, companies and local communities. We need to focus also on emerging and intensifying conflicts between mining and agriculture when the extraction of natural resources such as coal, limestone, or coal seam gas intersects with productive farmland and rural settlements. The ‘local’ and the ‘global’ are tied together in these issues, and ever more so as neoliberal policies are embraced by national governments in ways that tend to dissuade or dismantle regulatory hurdles or oversight for international agri-food and mining developments, and the social and environmental impacts of projects at local levels. Rural communities and regions in these circumstances are ‘contested terrains’, where accessing natural resources can add economic benefit and social vitality to rural areas. However, the risks of degradation of underground and surface water systems, air and land quality, valued rural landscapes, cultural heritage and the social sustainability of rural communities are costs often tied to these benefits. Relations of social power and trust (or distrust) characterise collaboration and conflict between community groups and individuals, company managers and responsible government agencies as they negotiate the risks and benefits of project development. Addressing social and environmental justice dimensions of economic objectives is a necessary focus of actor relations, and informs our understanding of sustainability, which we define as balancing economic goals with social and environmental justice. Powerful companies can push projects through local and national resistance. Yet their power is institutionally limited and project development across food and mining sectors is, to varying degrees, contingent upon the relationships corporate actors generate and maintain with local people. We examine here in particular the ways that mobilised local groups can influence access to natural resources, and how related costs and benefits are distributed.
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