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In an increasingly globalised world, place and provenance matter like never before. The law relating to Geographical Indications (GIs) regulates designations which signal this provenance. While Champagne, Prosciutto di Parma, Café de Colombia and Darjeeling are familiar designations, the relevant legal regimes have existed at the margins for over a century. In recent years, a critical mass of scholarship has emerged and this book celebrates its coming of age. Its objective is to facilitate an interdisciplinary conversation, by providing sure-footed guidance across contested terrain as well as enabling future avenues of enquiry to emerge. The distinctive feature of this volume is that it ref...
Mediterranean inhabitants depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. Livestock production and forestry are key sources of income yet are carried out under harsh conditions such as limited land resources, marginal agricultural conditions, isolation, and scant equipment and infrastructure. Livestock is of particular importance in mountain production systems as they convert plant biomass into useful products for humans such as milk, meat and draught power. These products are key to the regions' sustainability. The main topics discussed in this book are: Human geography of Mediterranean mountain territories. Livestock production and natural resources. Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountain areas. Applications of new technologies for environmentally sound management of livestock and natural resources. The role livestock plays in rural development and in safeguarding natural resources.
Michel Sebillotte a été une personnalité marquante du monde agronomique au cours des dernières décennies. Pédagogue brillant à la pensée intarissable, leader charismatique et visionnaire, il a contribué à refonder les bases de l’agronomie, et a ouvert des perspectives de grande portée pour la recherche agronomique et le développement agricole. Dans tous les domaines où il a œuvré, il a laissé un apport conceptuel et méthodologique majeur, et fondé des communautés de travail à la fois durables et fécondes. Cet ouvrage rassemble les contributions de plusieurs dizaines d’auteurs qui ont été ses élèves, collègues et amis. Il est composé de textes d’analyse sur le...