Special issue: Future perspectives for sustainable agriculture

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy 8(2/3) 2012

• Scenario analysis as a foresight tool in agriculture
• Integrating technology foresight methods with environmental life cycle assessment to promote sustainable agriculture
• Life cycle assessment of energy crop production with special attention to the establishment of regional biomass utilisation systems
• Integrated evaluation of biofuel production options in agriculture: an exploration of sustainable policy scenarios
• Agricultural support as a Pigouvian subsidy for landscape amenity benefits: revisiting European regional convergence
• Agriculture and sustainable development: policies analysis of the Taihu Economic Circle in China
• How to approach narratives in foresight studies: qualitative data analysis
• The use of gravity concepts for agricultural land-use dynamics: a case study on the Algarve
• The absorption capacity of European funds for rural development in Romania: estimates of the factor influence