Jason Corburn posted an article on The Encyclopedia of Earth explaining the role of “community knowledge in environmental health science,” a theme he focuses on his book Street Science.
Click here to access his article on The Encyclopedia of Earth.
What I hope Agroecology in Action does: public mobilization
Do you ever wonder why it’s easier to propose theories about how agriculture should be sustainable, but hard to actually implement them? As started my dissertation research, I observed that many theories have evolved about sustainable agriculture, but few studies explain how people (farmers, farm advisors, scientists) had actually put these ideas into action. More than 80 definitions of sustainable agriculture could be found in scientific publications, but I found myself more interested in understanding how people translated the ideas into action.
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Commentary on Agroecology in Action
“As I started my dissertation research, I observed that many theories have evolved about sustainable agriculture, but few studies explain how people (farmers, farm advisers, scientists) had actually put these ideas into action.”
From the publication Sustainable Action. Click here for the full commentary
“Filling in ‘Food Deserts’” Editorial by Amanda Shaffer and Robert Gottlieb
Amanda Shaffer and Robert Gottlieb co-authored an editorial on L.A.’s “food deserts,” which appeared in The Los Angeles Times on November 5th, 2008. Read the full article here.
“Another Run At Biking in L.A.” Editorial by Robert Gottlieb
On June 15th, 2008, an editorial by Robert Gottlieb, titled “Another Run At Biking in L.A.,” was featured in The Los Angeles Times . Gottlieb discusses the the fifth anniversary of Arroyofest and talks about the future of the biking and the bike movement in L.A. You can read the full article here.
