Outputs (3)

Towards a broad-based and holistic framework of Sustainable Intensification indicators (2018)
Journal Article
Mahon, N., Crute, I., Di Bonito, M., Simmons, E. A., & Islam, M. M. (2018). Towards a broad-based and holistic framework of Sustainable Intensification indicators. Land use policy, 77, 576-597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.009

The concept of 'sustainable Intensification’ (SI) has been promoted as a potential solution to the many contemporary challenges facing agriculture, but has also received widespread criticism for being too narrow in scope and failing to address all as... Read More about Towards a broad-based and holistic framework of Sustainable Intensification indicators.

Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Mahon, N., Crute, I., Simmons, E., & Islam, M. M. (2017). Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review. Ecological Indicators, 74, 73-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.11.001

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Sustainable Intensification (SI) is a term that has been advanced to capture a concept that some consider as the ‘third paradigm’ for global agricultural development. However, the term has become subject to intense debates as well... Read More about Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review.

Why bother with Bere? An investigation into the drivers behind the cultivation of a landrace barley (2016)
Journal Article
Mahon, N., McGuire, S., & Islam, M. M. (2016). Why bother with Bere? An investigation into the drivers behind the cultivation of a landrace barley. Journal of rural studies, 45, 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.02.017

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Why would the farmers in a developed, Western country, dominated by an industrialised agriculture, choose to grow a traditional crop variety? This study aimed to explore this question through an investigation of the reasons why a... Read More about Why bother with Bere? An investigation into the drivers behind the cultivation of a landrace barley.