Food News #17 – by Ivan Emek
“Who is this St. George of which you speak,” you may well ask. Well, he is the Patron Saint of England, and his alleged day of death (April 23rd) is a provincial holiday here in...
Rural Policy Learning Commons (archived) Blog
RPLC Announces Additions to Executive Council
The RPLC is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the RPLC Executive Council. Both Francesca Regoli and Matteo Vittuari work at the University of Bologna in Italy. Their addition to...
2018 EcoWest Conference – Building a resilient climate in Canada
Author: Mikaël Akimowicz Wednesday March, 21st 2018, EcoWest, a not-for-profit which aims to promote sustainable solutions to foster economic growth at the municipal level, organized a one-day seminar on opportunities to improve the resiliency...
Article – A participatory approach for comparing stakeholders’ evaluation of P loss mitigation options in a high ecological status river catchment.
Micha, E., Roberts, W., Ryan, M., O’Donoghue, C., & Daly, K. (2018). A participatory approach for comparing stakeholders’ evaluation of P loss mitigation options in a high ecological status river catchment. Environmental Science &...
Article – Restructuring of Rural Governance in a Rapidly Growing Resource Town: The Case of Kitimat, BC
Ryser, L., Halseth, G., & Markey, S. (2018). Restructuring of Rural Governance in a Rapidly Growing Resource Town: The Case of Kitimat, BC, Canada. EchoGéo, (43). A new era of industrial development is unfolding...
Article – Consumers’ food cycle and household waste. When behaviors matter
Setti, M., Banchelli, F., Falasconi, L., Segrè, A., & Vittuari, M. (2018). Consumers’ food cycle and household waste. When behaviors matter. Journal of Cleaner Production. Recent studies have shown that consumers encounter various conflicting...
2019 NORTH ATLANTIC FORUM AND CRRF CONFERENCE- CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2019 North Atlantic Forum and the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Conference will be held at St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, October 1-4,2019. The conference is aimed to bring together practitioners, policy makers, community...
Book Chapter – Rural Policy in the United States
Weber, B., & Kilkenny, M. (2018). Rural Policy in the United States. In Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies (Vols. 1–3, pp. 43–70). World Scientific. Rural policy in the United States has seen...
Book Chapter – Evolving Agricultural and Rural Policy in a Global Context: Diverse Origins and Varied Paths
Meyers, W. H., & Johnson, T. G. (2018). Evolving Agricultural and Rural Policy in a Global Context: Diverse Origins and Varied Paths. In Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies (Vol. 1, pp. 1–15)....
Book Chapter – Rural Policy in Canada
Bollman, R. D., & Ashton, B. (2018). Rural Policy in Canada. In Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies (Vols. 1–3, pp. 149–180). World Scientific. The following sections are included: Introduction – What Is...