Various theoretical models of public policy analysis are used to treat situations ofdecision-making in which public deciders have to take into account themultifunctionality of agriculture. For some, science-society relations are not reallyproblematical. Others acknowledge the current attempts of...

Mas alla de la produccion de alimentos y materias primas, la agricultura contribuye en muchas zonas rurales a la conservacion de la biodiversidad, del paisaje y del patrimonio cultural, siendo objetivo de creciente atencion por parte de las politicas agricolas y de desarrollo rural de la UE....

Mas alla de la produccion de alimentos y materias primas, la agricultura contribuye en muchas zonas rurales a la conservacion de la biodiversidad, del paisaje y del patrimonio cultural, siendo objectivo de creciente atencion por parte de las politicas agricolas y de desarrollo rural de la UE....

The paper focuses on a new theoretical-methodological approach to interpreting functional transformation processes of farms located in rural areas and marked by a delay in development. We have defined a theoretical paradigm of optimal value portfolio (OVP) which considers -in a new light-...