Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland

This article uses material from many extensive research projects starting from the construction of the electric power supply network and its water supply systems in northern Finland in 1973-1986, to the Agropolis agricultural strategy and networking for the Loimijoki project. A list of the material...

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Main Author: M. LUOSTARINEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2008-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5590
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description This article uses material from many extensive research projects starting from the construction of the electric power supply network and its water supply systems in northern Finland in 1973-1986, to the Agropolis agricultural strategy and networking for the Loimijoki project. A list of the material and references of the publications is available in Agronet on the Internet. All these projects applied integrated environmental research covering biology, the natural sciences, social sciences, and planning methodology. To be able to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development there is a pressing need to improve research methodology and applications for integrated environmental research. This article reviews the philosophy and development of the theory behind integrated environmental re-search and the theory of network economy.
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spelling doaj.art-278b33c9d9b24895ab73b128a7d13e162022-12-21T22:40:03ZengScientific Agricultural Society of FinlandAgricultural and Food Science1459-60671795-18952008-12-0172Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of FinlandM. LUOSTARINENThis article uses material from many extensive research projects starting from the construction of the electric power supply network and its water supply systems in northern Finland in 1973-1986, to the Agropolis agricultural strategy and networking for the Loimijoki project. A list of the material and references of the publications is available in Agronet on the Internet. All these projects applied integrated environmental research covering biology, the natural sciences, social sciences, and planning methodology. To be able to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development there is a pressing need to improve research methodology and applications for integrated environmental research. This article reviews the philosophy and development of the theory behind integrated environmental re-search and the theory of network economy.https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5590
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Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
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title Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
title_full Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
title_fullStr Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
title_full_unstemmed Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
title_short Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland
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