Bergez J.-E., Audouin E., Therond O. (Eds.) Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

Springer, 2019. — 337 p. — ISBN: 3030019527.This book presents feedback from the 'Territorial Agroecological Transition in Action'- TATA-BOX research project, which was devoted to these specific issues. The multidisciplinary and multi-organisation research team steered a four-year action-research process in two territories of France.
It also presents:
i) the key dimensions to be considered when dealing with agroecological transition: diversity of agriculture models, management of uncertainties, polycentric governance, autonomies, and role of actors' networks;
ii) an operational and original participatory process and associated boundary tools to support local stakeholders in shifting from a shared diagnosis to a shared action plan for transition, and in so doing developing mutual understanding and involvement;
iii) an analysis of the main effects of the methodology on research organisation and on stakeholders' development and application;
iv) critical analysis and foresights on the main outcomes of TATA-BOX, provided by external researchers.TATA-BOX at a Glance
Territorial Agroecological Transition at a Concept Crossroads
Socio-economic Characterisation of Agriculture Models
An Integrated Approach to Livestock Farming Systems’ Autonomy to Design and Manage Agroecological Transition at the Farm and Territorial Levels
Agroecological Transition from Farms to Territorialised Agri-Food Systems: Issues and Drivers
A Plurality of Viewpoints Regarding the Uncertainties of the Agroecological Transition
Towards an Integrated Framework for the Governance of a Territorialised Agroecological Transition
The Key Role of Actors in the Agroecological Transition of Farmers: A Case-Study in the Tarn-Aveyron Basin
Support Methodology for Territorial Agroecological Transition Design, and Feedback from the TATA-BOX Project Experience
Participatory Methodology for Designing an Agroecological
Transition at Local Level
Towards a Reflective Approach to Research Project Management
Evaluation of the Operationalisation of the TATA-BOX Process
New Prospects and Cross-Cutting Perspectives
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Agroecological Transition
TATA-BOX: A Model for Participatory Processes?
Review and Critique of the TATA-BOX Model
Opening the TATA-BOX to Raise New Questions on Agroecological Transition