Edward Elgar Publishing Sustaining Agriculture and Rural Environment - Policy & Governance

This comprehensive academic text examines how agriculture delivers multiple benefits beyond food production, including landscapes, biodiversity, cultural heritage and vibrant rural communities. The book provides a state-of-the-art overview of sustainable management practices and their implementation through carefully designed instruments and governance structures. It explores alternative approaches to rural policy and institutional mechanisms that support the multifunctional roles of agriculture and natural resources. Authored by experts in ecological economics, this volume addresses the critical challenge of balancing agricultural productivity with environmental stewardship and rural development, making it essential reading for policymakers, researchers and practitioners working in agricultural sustainability and rural governance.