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Figures and Tables.. Contributors.. Glossary.. Acknowledgements.. 1: Introduction.. 2: Socio-technical transitions in farming: key concepts.. 3: Understanding the diversity of rural areas.. 4: Utilising the multi-level perspective in empirical field research: methodological considerations.. 5: Lifestyle farming: countryside consumption and transition towards new farming models.. 6: More than just a factor in transition processes? The role of collaboration in agriculture.. 7: High nature value farming: environmental practices for rural sustainability.. 8: Transition processes and natural resource management.. 9: On-farm renewable energy: a 'classic case' of technological transition.. 10: 'The missing actor': alternative agri-food networks and the resistance of key regime actors.. 11: Local quality and certification schemes as new forms of governance in sustainability transitions.. 12: Transdisciplinarity in deriving sustainability pathways for agriculture.. 13: Conceptual insights derived from case studies on 'emerging transitions' in farming.. 14: Conclusions.. Index

Based on the research of an interdisciplinary team of sociologists, geographers and economists, this book focuses on understanding farming transitions in Europe. The book discusses the importance of understanding transition pathways towards sustainability using case studies from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Assessing the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues, the book identifies future research needs and possible approaches, making this an essential read for researchers interested in issues of rural and agricultural change. Inglés