作者: Diane Pruneau , Jackie Kerry , Marie-Andrée Mallet , Viktor Freiman , Joanne Langis
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2012.698085
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摘要: World population growth, overconsumption of resources, competition among countries and climate change are putting significant pressure on agriculture. In Canada, changes in precipitation, the appearance new pests poor soil quality threatening prosperity small farmers. What human competencies could facilitate citizens’ adaptation to change? The displayed by six Canadian farmers were observed as they tried improve their order increase its resilience. case study demonstrated a wide array skills while adapting change. Used adjusting farming practices bad weather, participants predicted that already declining was very vulnerable extreme events. They implemented some adaptations: planting forage radish practicing more crop rotations. During process, showed in-depth local agricultural knowledge, critical thinking (which used assess t...