Download or read book Australia s National Framework for Environmental Management Systems EMS in Agriculture written by Environmental Management Systems Working Group Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Environmental Management Systems Implementation Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards a National Framework for the Development of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Australia 2007 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OECD's periodical review of Australia's environmental policies and programmes. This edition reviews progress since the last review in 1998 and in relation to the 2001 OECD Environmental Strategy.
Download or read book The Rural written by Richard Munton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rural has long been regarded as an important site of geographical inquiry even if our understanding of it has not always been treated as conceptually different from the urban. That said, rural research has pursued a number of distinct empirical agendas ranging from the operation and impacts of agribusiness, to local resistance to global food supply chains, to differing representations of the rural. In doing so, rural geographers have critically examined the relevance and significance of ideas drawn from numerous traditions including political economy, ecological modernization and cultural theory, amending them as appropriate, in their search to understand the nature and trajectory of rural areas. Up until the 1980s, attention remained largely focused upon agriculture as the primary land-use but increasingly new forms of rural consumption - housing, recreation, nature conservation - have taken centre stage as the primacy of local agricultures has been undermined by reduced state protection and 'new' rural populations which have migrated out from the city. More recently, research has been dominated by the 'cultural turn' with particular emphases upon society-nature relations, interpretations of landscape, marginalised others, and analyses of the relations between representation and practice. In the last decade, a more holistic view of the rural, bringing together different aspects of the two previous themes, has emerged through more politically-oriented studies of rural governance concerned with the functioning of interest groups, participation, protest and the allocation and management of resources. The volume is thus structured into three sections concerned with agriculture and food, the rural, and rural governance. The great majority of the selected papers combine both empirical material - often highly informative case studies - and important conceptual arguments about change in the rural condition that can be linked to ideas being employed elsewhere in Geography and the Social Sciences more generally. These critical reflections have been drawn very largely from research conducted in advanced economies which at least provide some commonality of experience allowing the transfer of ideas between what otherwise might be seen as very differing geographical contexts.
Download or read book Adaptive Environmental Management written by Catherine Allan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptive management is the recommended means for continuing ecosystem management and use of natural resources, especially in the context of ‘integrated natural resource management’. Conceptually, adaptive management is simply learning from past management actions to improve future planning and management. However, adaptive management has proved difficult to achieve in practice. With a view to facilitating better practice, this new book presents lessons learned from case studies, to provide managers with ready access to relevant information. Cases are drawn from a number of disciplinary fields, including management of protected areas, watersheds and farms, rivers, forests, biodiversity and pests. Examples from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the UK and Europe are presented at a variety of scales, from individual farms, through regional projects, to state-wide planning. While the book is designed primarily for practitioners and policy advisors in the fields of environmental and natural resource management, it will also provide a valuable reference for students and researchers with interests in environmental, natural resource and conservation management.
Download or read book Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards a National Framework for the Development of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Assessment and Management in the Food Industry written by U Sonesson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of production and processing in the food industry is an important tool for improving sustainability. Environmental assessment and management in the food industry reviews the advantages, challenges and different applications of LCA and related methods for environmental assessment, as well as key aspects of environmental management in this industry sector.Part one discusses the environmental impact of food production and processing, addressing issues such as nutrient management and water efficiency in agriculture. Chapters in Part two cover LCA methodology and challenges, with chapters focusing on different food industry sectors such as crop production, livestock and aquaculture. Part three addresses the applications of LCA and related approaches in the food industry, with chapters covering combining LCA with economic tools, ecodesign of food products and footprinting methods of assessment, among other topics. The final part of the book concentrates on environmental management in the food industry, including contributions on training, eco-labelling and establishing management systems.With its international team of editors and contributors, Environmental assessment and management in the food industry is an essential reference for anyone involved in environmental management in the food industry, and for those with an academic interest in sustainable food production. - Reviews the advantages, challenges and different applications of LCA and related methods for environmental assessment - Discusses the environmental impact of food production and processing, addressing issues such as nutrient management and water efficiency in agriculture - Examines environmental management in the food industry, including contributions on training, eco-labelling and establishing management systems
Download or read book Australian Farm Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries 2003 Monitoring and Evaluation written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2003-07-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annual publication presents data on the level and composition of support and protection to agriculture, and evaluates the extent to which countries are reforming their agricultural policies. Special sections are devoted to the analysis of the 2002 U.S. Farm Act and to agri-environmental policy.
Download or read book Adoption of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture written by Genevieve Carruthers and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Application of environmental management systems (EMS) on farms is in its infancy worldwide, despite its wider application to other industry sectors. In 1999, a national workshop was held at Ballina, NSW Australia, to discuss EMS implementation on Australian farms (Carruthers and Tinning 1999). Since then, the on-going development of EMS in Australian agriculture has gained international attention, with Australia recognised by many as a world leader. However, for many people, both in Australia and overseas, the concept of applying a management process to natural resources on-farm is foreign; scepticism of improved environmental outcomes is common, and uncertainty regarding the benefits of EMS use remains one of the major barriers to support and adoption of this management tool. Application of EMS processes, typically within the secondary industry sector, has led to a perception by some in agricultural industries that use of EMS on farms is \U+2018\beyond farmers', \U+2018\too hard', \U+2018\too complex' and \U+2018\too expensive'. Much of the uncertainty regrading benefits and costs of EMS implementation comes from a lack of information regarding its use in agriculture. Many of the methods of evaluation and measurement of EMS use and success may not be appropriate. This report aimed to assess the usefulness of applying a process of managment more usually associated with secondary industry within an agricultural context."--Executive summary.
Download or read book Calculating the Social written by V. Higgins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the increasingly powerful role of standards in the governing of economic, political and social life, this book draws upon governmentality and actor network theory to explore how standards and standardizing projects are articulated and rendered workable in practice, and the objects, subjects and forms of identity to which this gives rise.
Download or read book Australian Viticulture written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book EMS in Agriculture a Step Ahead written by Environmental Management Systems Working Group (Australia) and published by . This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Soil Fixers written by Harold B. Rudy and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are they human, biological, extraterrestrial? The future of our food, our waterways, our climate, and our civilization depend upon soil. How we conserve, or repair damage to this essential re- source is one of the most important commitments of our generation! This author leads us on a 30-year journey of discovery working with those closest to the land as they tackle significant challenges of soil protection, restoration, and sustainability.
Download or read book Adoption of Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture Part 1 Case Studies from Australian and New Zealand Farms written by Genevieve Carruthers and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This publication is Part One of a two part series dealing with environmental management systems in agriculture. It records interviews conducted with over 40 farmers and farm managers in Australia and New Zealand. Some have adopted a recognised EMS process using the specifications of the internationally recognised Standard for EMS, ISO 14001. Others used less formal approaches. Benefits and costs are diverse, as are motivations for adopting environmental management approaches. All those interviewed have made progress in addressing the environmental issues they face in managing their farms."--publisher.
