Sustainability of farming enterprises in Bulguria / by Hrabrin Bachev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bachev, Hrabrin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable agriculture.

Sustainable agriculture--Bulgaria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 202 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This book explores how the sustainability of farming enterprises can be assessed, with a particular focus on the state of Bulgarian farms during EU CAP implementation and how such sustainability can be improved. It also investigates the evolution of the concept of sustainability. It analyses the economic, social and environmental sustainability of farming enterprises of different juridical types, sizes, specialization, and location. Factors and perspectives crucial in sustainable farming are identified, and directions for further research highlighted. The book will appeal to scientific researchers, teachers, students, farmers, professional and non-governmental organizations, administrators, and policy-makers.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. Framework for Understanding and Assessing Sustainability of Farming Enterprises

Chapter One

1.1. Sustainability as an alternative ideology and a new strategy

1.2. Sustainability as a system characteristic

1.3. Farm as governance structure

1.4. "Institutional aspect" of sustainability

1.5. Toward more precise definition of farm sustai

Chapter Two

2.1 Major definitions

2.2 Aspects of farm's sustainability

2.3 Levels of sustainability assessment

2.4 Farms classification

2.5 Taking into account of "time factor"

2.6 Hierarchical levels and formulation of indicators for assessment

2.7. Calculation, presentation, interpretation and integration of assessments

Part 2. Level of Sustainability of Bulgarian Farming Enterprises

Chapter Three

3.1 Description of the method

3.2 Overall characteristics of surveyed farming enterprises

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Part 3. Factors and Perspectives of Sustainability of Farming Enterprises in Bulgaria

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Conclusions and Recommendations

Bibliography.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-2660-7

OCLC:

1083545457