Re-design and co-design of farming systems. An overview of methods and practices

Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 405-429

  Meynard, Jean Marc ^a   Dedieu, Benoit ^a   Bram Bos, A P ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FOOD PRODUCTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CO-DESIGNS; DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE; FARMING SYSTEM; INNOVATION PROCESS; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; INTERACTIVE DESIGN; NEW PRODUCTION;

DESIGN;

EID: 84948119893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4503-2_18     Document Type: Chapter

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