Agroecological Transitions : : from Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design.

• Author: Bergez, Jacques-Eric.
• TeilnehmendeR: Audouin, Elise.; Therond, Olivier.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (337 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction -- Introduction -- References -- TATA-BOX at a Glance -- Context -- Roots of TATA-BOX -- The TATA-BOX Project -- Some Key Figs -- References -- Part II: Territorial Agroecological Transition at a Concept Crossroads -- Socio-economic Characterisation of Agriculture Models -- Introduction -- Economies of Worth and Sustainable Agriculture -- From Justification Principles to Organisation Principles -- Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture Put to the Test of Economies of Worth -- Agriculture Models at the Intersection Between Farming Systems, Food Systems, and Local Dynamics -- Sustainable Farming Systems: Exogenous Inputs and Ecosystem Services -- Sustainable Agriculture Models at the Crossroad Between Farming Systems, Food Systems, and Territorial Dynamics -- Socio-economic Characterisation of Agriculture Models -- The Conventional Productivist Model Based on an Industrial/Market Compromise -- The Technology-Intensive Model Based on an Industrial Efficiency/Market Profitability Compromise (2a) -- The Techno-domestic Model Based on a Local Ethics / Biotechnological Efficiency Compromise (2b) -- The Circular Model Based on a Compromise Between Efficiency and Industrial Ecology (2c) -- The Diversified-Globalised Model: A Compromise Between Opinion/Bioproduction Efficiency (3a) -- The Diversified Local Model Based on Opinion/Domestic/Market Elements (3b) -- Diversified Integrated-Landscape Agriculture Based on Green/Domestic/Civic Elements (3c) -- The Usefulness of Characterising Sustainable Agriculture Models for Designing Public Policies -- Conclusion -- References -- An Integrated Approach to Livestock Farming Systems' Autonomy to Design and Manage Agroecological Transition at the Farm and Territorial Levels -- Introduction.

Framework to Analyse the Autonomy of Farming Systems -- Closing Cycles: A Material Flows-Based Approach -- Managing Agroecosystems: A Functional Approach -- Coordinating Actors: An Approach Based on Organisation and Values -- An Integrated Approach to Autonomy -- Case Study 1: A Methodology to Analyse the Overall Autonomy of Dairy Sheep Farms in Aveyron -- Step 1. Participatory Workshops to Comprehensively Describe Autonomy in Sheep Farming Systems -- Step 2. Characterisation of the Operation of Dairy Sheep Farming Systems from the Angle of Biotechnical Autonomy -- Step 3. Assessing the Performance Profiles of the Different Types of Sheep Farms -- Case Study 2: Co-Design of Scenarios of Exchanges Between Crop and Livestock Farmers to Improve Autonomy on the Level of a Small Territory -- Coordination Between Farmers to Strengthen Autonomy on the Collective Level -- Sustainability and Performance of the Crop-Livestock Integration Scenarios -- A Participatory Process to Examine the Decisional Dimension of Autonomy -- Conclusion -- References -- Agroecological Transition from Farms to Territorialised Agri-Food Systems: Issues and Drivers -- Introduction: What Agroecological Transition Are We Talking About? -- The Theoretical Foundations of Transition Processes -- Transitions Are Embedded in Lock-In Situations -- Unlocking in Transition Approaches -- Scales and Scopes of Transition Analysis: The Major Role of Networks of Stakeholders -- What Are the Determinants of the Agroecological Transition on the Scale of the Agri-Food System? -- What Are the Values Underpinning the AET? -- What New Market Infrastructure Provides the Basis for AET? -- On What New Collective Rules Is AET Based? -- The Determinants of the AET on the Farm Level -- Triggers of the AET for Farmers: Values, Aims, and Attitudes.

Farmers' Perception of Risks and Uncertainty with Regard to the Transition -- Farmers' Learning for and During the AET -- Reconfiguring Exchange Networks and "Advisory" Devices: Is a Shift Towards a New Regime of Agricultural Knowledge Taking Place? -- Using Technological Innovations to Aid the AET of Farms -- Conclusion -- References -- A Plurality of Viewpoints Regarding the Uncertainties of the Agroecological Transition -- Introduction -- Understanding the Agroecological Transition as an Economic Situation of Radical Uncertainty -- Analysing New Contractual Forms as an Organisational Response to Behavioural and Technical Uncertainties in Agro-industrial Diversification Supply Chains -- Sensemaking in Management Situations Subject to Ambiguity and Uncertainty -- Modelling Uncertainties to Design Management Methods -- Jointly Modelling Uncertainty and Ambiguity to Explore the Potential of an Agroecological Innovation -- Discussion and Prospects -- Different Stances in Dealing with Uncertainty -- Different Perspectives on the Agroecological Transition and Its Issues -- References -- Towards an Integrated Framework for the Governance of a Territorialised Agroecological Transition -- Introduction -- Different Approaches to Agri-environmental Governance -- Socio-ecological Systems Governance -- The Governance of Socio-technical Systems -- An Integrated SES-STS Framework and Questions About Governance -- The Pillars to Prioritise for Integrated Environmental Agri-food Governance -- Reflexive Governance to Identify Value-Articulating Institutions -- The Agri-food System as an Element Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Dimensions -- Conclusion -- References -- The Key Role of Actors in the Agroecological Transition of Farmers: A Case-Study in the Tarn-Aveyron Basin -- Introduction -- Methodological Approach Developed.

Sampling and Data Collection -- Analysing Farmers' Past Trajectory of Change to Understand Their Transition -- Analysing the Role of the Actors' Networks in the Transition Towards Agroecological Practices -- Results: Actors' Networks as Obstacles or Levers to the Agroecological Transition -- Trajectories of Change and Individual Reconfiguration of the Network -- Configuration I - The Case of Mr. CONV: Agroecology Seen Through the Conventional Lens -- Analysis of the Network of Mr. CONV and His Son: A Top-Down Network to Enable Real Technical Optimisation of the Dairy Workshop -- Mr. CONV or the Limits of "Conventional" Advisory Services of the Dominant Sociotechnical Model -- Configuration II: The Case of Mr. AE: Agroecological Intensification as a Form of Hybridisation -- The Coherence of an Agroecological Model: A Trajectory Towards Technical and Decision-Making Autonomy -- Analysis of Mr. AE's Network: Horizontalisation of Practices But no Changes in Terms of Commercialisation -- Mr. AE: A Hybrid Farmer Who Moderates Two Caricatures of Agroecology -- Agroecological Practices and Food Systems: Zooming in on the Case of Commercialisation Practices -- The Influence of Actor Interrelations on the Agroecological Transition in the Tarn-Aveyron Basin -- Central Actors Are Difficult to Avoid and Not Always in Favour of the AET -- Actors Called "Peripheral" Yet Essential in Changing Practices -- Conclusion -- Annex 1 Description of the Farmers Interviewed in the Study -- References -- Part III: Support Methodology for Territorial Agroecological Transition Design, and Feedback from the TATA-BOX Project Experience -- Participatory Methodology for Designing an Agroecological Transition at Local Level -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Theoretical and Methodological Frameworks -- Partnership Between Researchers and Local Authorities.

Project Team and Organisation -- Case Studies and Time Scale -- Stakeholder Analysis and Involvement -- Scientific Design of the Participatory Methodology -- Participatory Guidelines -- Participatory Action Research Guidelines -- Participatory Methods and Tools -- Results -- Methodological Results -- Participatory Process -- Process -- Methods to Foster Participants' Interaction -- Tools for Mutual Understanding, Innovation and Cooperation -- Intermediary Tools -- Operational Results -- Rich Picture of a Shared Vision for 2025 -- Action Plan -- Implementation of the Methodological Results and Workshop Outputs -- Discussion -- Can the Initial DTF Framework Be Translated into Operational Tools to Design Transition Toward a Territorial AgroEcological System? -- Did the Operational Process Reflect Major Agroecological Transition Issues? -- Did the Operational Process Reflect the Three Targeted Domains? -- Did We Develop a Functional Process, Methods and Tools for Redesign? -- What Is the Role of Adaptive Multilevel Governance? -- How to Increase the Impact of the Participatory Process on Local Territories? -- What Does It Mean for Scientists? -- Developing Trans-Disciplinary Research -- "Cheating" to Propose the Project -- Conclusion -- References -- Towards a Reflective Approach to Research Project Management -- Introduction -- Theoretical Positioning -- Material and Methods -- Construction of a First Diagnosis -- Reflective Intervention: An Exploratory Building Process -- Global Framework of the Intervention -- Description of the Reflective Intervention -- Characterising the Reflective Activity -- Results -- Diagnosis of the Project Management -- From a Structured to an Adhocratic Project? -- Identification of Project Management Issues -- Dynamics of the Reflective Intervention -- Efficiency of the Reflective Intervention.

Discussions and Perspectives.