Experiential Science; Towards an Integration of Implicit and Reflected Practitioner-Expert Knowledge in the Scientific Development of Organic Farming

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-628

  Baars, Ton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co production of knowledge; Decision making; Innovation systems; Philosophy of science; Transdisciplinary research

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PHILOSOPHY; PLANNING THEORY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80054010596     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9281-3     Document Type: Article

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