Multi-scale hyper-
AMOEBA permitting appraisal of:
--Fertiliser,
water and pesticide use, relative to local or regional "carrying
capacity";
--A farm's
energetic "ecological footprint" |
Evaluation of
technological and sectoral options for a more sustainable (less emissions
of fertiliser and pesticide residues) agricultural production on regional
scales
(It is proposed to use Bretagne France models as references) |
Educational/tourist
visit to regions where intensive agriculture is raising sustainability
problems due to fertiliser and pesticide residues and perhaps other
forms of land "stress" such as compaction, salinisation
and erosion. |
Actor: FARMING
UNIT.
Choices:
(1) Type of crop and cultivation (fertilisers, pesticides, profit
and pollution consequences, within an evolving situation of (2) regional
decisions for policies and goals of agriculture sector economic, social
and environmental performance. |
International
Workshop "Interfaces between Sciences&Society"
Milan, 27-28 Nov. 2003
