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LB0121

Agroecology: Working with the complexity of farming systems

Syftet med kursen är att ge dig som är intresserad av global utveckling en introduktion till analyser av komplexa lantbrukssystem.

Course evaluation

Additional course evaluations for LB0121

Academic year 2024/2025

Agroecology: Working with the complexity of farming systems (LB0121-30171)

2025-01-20 - 2025-03-24

Academic year 2023/2024

Agroecology: Working with the complexity of farming systems (LB0121-30312)

2024-01-15 - 2024-03-19

Academic year 2022/2023

Agroecology: Working with the complexity of farming systems (LB0121-30110)

2023-01-16 - 2023-02-15

Academic year 2021/2022

Agroecology: Working with the complexity of farming systems (LB0121-30219)

2022-01-17 - 2022-02-17

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

Course literature (available in Canvas at course start)

Key readings:

  1. Armson, R. 201 Growing Wings on the Way: Systems Thinking for Messy Situations. Triarchy Press Limited, 2011. Chapters 3, 4 and pages 149-153.
  2. Gliessman, S. R. 2015. Agroecology. The ecology of food systems. Third edition. CRC Press. 371 pp. Chapters 1, 2, 24, 25, 26.
  3. Holland, J. 2007. Tools for institutional, political, and social analysis of policy reform: a sourcebook for development practitioners.
  4. Geir Lieblein, Edvin Østergaard & Charles Francis. 200 Becoming an Agroecologist through Action Education. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2:3, 147-153, https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2009684574
  5. Wells, S. 2006. Force Field Analysis. Mini-Tutorial Quality Management. 4 p.
  6. Wilson, J. 1992. Changing Agriculture. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, pp.80 (pages in the course: 7-15, 24-26, 36-38 and 40-54).

Additional readings:

  1. Berry, W. 1990. The Pleasure of Eating. In: Robert Clark (Ed) Our Sustainable Table, North Point Press, 1990.
  2. Kloppenburg et al., (1996). Coming in to the Foodshed. Agriculture and Human Values. 13, 33-4
  3. IPES-Food. 2016. From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems. International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food systems. www.ipes-food.org

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Agriculture and Business Management Agriculture and Economics Agriculture and Rural Development Agriculture and Food Science Agriculture and Plant/Soil Sciences Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Economics and Business Administration Agriculture Programme - Economics and Management Agriculture Programme - Rural Development Agriculture Programme - Food Agriculture Programme - Soil/Plant Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Rural Development Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Food Science Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Plant and Soil Sciences Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 19030 SEK Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Agricultural Science Agricultural science
Course code: LB0121 Application code: SLU-30163 Location: Location independent Distance course: Yes Language: English Responsible department: Department of Urban and Rural Development Pace: 50%