Politics of nanotechnologies in food and agriculture

The chapter discusses the reasons for the delay in the regulatory intervention concerning nanotechnologies used in the agriculture and food sectors. The main finding is that unregulated introduction of nanoinnovation into the food system is due to the current neoliberal food policy and to the power struggles that characterize the economic, social and political dynamics within the global supply chain. Therefore, it is necessary to put the ‘question concerning technology’ at the center of the regulatory debate in order to implement a regulatory system able to face nanorisks. Which means looking at the way in which technology controls power relationships within society. Attention should be shifted from efficiency to power issues, and new technologies should be assessed from a political rather than an economic or ethical perspective

Environmental Sociology in Australia

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Engaging Communities with Social Impact Assessment: SIA as a Social Assurance Process

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Social principles for agricultural extension to assist in the promotion of natural resource management

An understanding of social issues, the social nature of farming, and the social basis of adoption is needed if agricultural extension is to be effective in addressing natural resource management issues, and in promoting sustainability in its triple bottom line conceptualisation. Twenty-seven principles are presented here, with the key principles being: awareness of farming as a social activity; recognition of the social diversity of farmers and the social drivers in agriculture; and the socio-cultural basis of adoption

Review of Environment and Sustainability: Creation, Implementation and Evaluation by Dovers

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Australasia Pacific Extension Network National Forum 2003 : Forum Outcomes Report

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Review of In Search of Sustainability edited by Jenny Goldie et al

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Social impact assessment: useful for rural communities, In: Hollier, C & Reid, M (eds) Rural Lifestyle and Landscape Change: Emerging challenges for extension

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Economic and social issues faced by rural and regional Australia in Sarac, K. (ed). The New Competitive Energy Market: How Co-operatives and Regional Australia can benefit

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Review of A Community Guide to Social Impact Assessment

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