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Decision Modeling: Why Farmers Do Or Do Not Convert To Organic Farming, Ryan Locke
Decision Modeling: Why Farmers Do Or Do Not Convert To Organic Farming, Ryan Locke
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This study examines why farmers in Northern New South Wales, Australia do or do not convert to organic farming from conventional farming practices. Organic agriculture provides a production alternative that may be environmentally and nutritionally beneficial. Because the structural settings of economy and society influence decision-making on an individual basis at the farm level, discussions of policy must consider why farmers do, or do not, convert to organic farming. Ultimately, the successfulness of a policy depends on the effectiveness of motivating individual action. A hierarchical decision tree was created using ethnographic decision tree modeling. Elimination criteria, motivational criteria, and constraints …
Melbourne’S Community Gardens: Harvesting More Than Just Vegetables, Dana E. Kennedy
Melbourne’S Community Gardens: Harvesting More Than Just Vegetables, Dana E. Kennedy
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Research on community gardens is an increasingly important area of study. As the percentage of the global population living in cities continues to climb, community gardens have the ability to reach increasing numbers of people. Previous research has shown that these spaces allocated for the growing of vegetables, flowers, fruit and/or herbs, produce many outcomes reaching beyond their members and into the surrounding environment. Studies indicate that this localized method of food production is able to reduce food costs for those involved, serve as an educational tool and provide a platform for community building, socialization, neighborhood renewal, and environmental remediation. …