Multiple Capitals Approach for Upland Agricultural Systems

This book focuses on upland agricultural systems and applies a multiple capitals approach to explain what they can provide at a time when many are struggling to survive. It will be of interest to students and scholars of agriculture, natural resource management, ecosystem services and rural development.

List of contents

PART I Overview 1. Upland Agricultural Systems and Capital PART II Marginality and Capital 2. Marginality and Upland Agricultural Systems 3. Options for Explaining Agricultural Resources PART III Capital as a Concept in Agriculture 4. Natural Capital 5. Human Capital 6. Social Capital 7. Cultural Capital 8. Financial Capital PART IV A Multiple Capitals Approach 9. Multiple Capital Frameworks, Concepts, and Models 10. Multiple Capital Toolkit for Upland Agriculture

About the author

Lois Mansfield is Emeritus Professor and previously Director of the Research Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas at the University of Cumbria, UK. She currently works as an independent research consultant running her own company, Environmentors Ltd.

Product details

• Authors: Lois Mansfield, Mansfield Lois
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032377605
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237760-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Sociology, NATURE / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Biodiversity, Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Agricultural science, Human Geography, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries