The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California
Sustainable agricultural knowledge networks consist of heterogeneous actors who collaborate and share knowledge to advance the goals of sustainable agriculture. We analyze how the structure of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks is related to the social-ecological context across 57 counties i...
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| author | Mark Lubell Petr Matous Laurens Klerkx Carlos Barahona |
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| description | Sustainable agricultural knowledge networks consist of heterogeneous actors who collaborate and share knowledge to advance the goals of sustainable agriculture. We analyze how the structure of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks is related to the social-ecological context across 57 counties in California. We apply a population ecology approach that identifies variables related to the space, energy, and stability of the social-ecological context in which networks evolve. Using data from a 2016 survey of agricultural outreach and extension professionals, we find four different types of networks at different stages of development, which vary in the centrality of key actors associated with the University of California. The most highly developed networks exist in agriculturally productive counties with diverse crops. The population ecology variables relate differently to the size versus structure of knowledge networks, which implies a need for ambidextrous extension strategies customized to different types of network processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64733f47725f4874856ec1cad014a1852023-06-30T17:41:50ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872023-06-012821510.5751/ES-14179-28021514179The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from CaliforniaMark Lubell0Petr Matous1Laurens Klerkx2Carlos Barahona3Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, DavisSchool of Project Management, University of Sydney, AustraliaDepartamento de Economía Agraria, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca, ChileDepartment of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, DavisSustainable agricultural knowledge networks consist of heterogeneous actors who collaborate and share knowledge to advance the goals of sustainable agriculture. We analyze how the structure of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks is related to the social-ecological context across 57 counties in California. We apply a population ecology approach that identifies variables related to the space, energy, and stability of the social-ecological context in which networks evolve. Using data from a 2016 survey of agricultural outreach and extension professionals, we find four different types of networks at different stages of development, which vary in the centrality of key actors associated with the University of California. The most highly developed networks exist in agriculturally productive counties with diverse crops. The population ecology variables relate differently to the size versus structure of knowledge networks, which implies a need for ambidextrous extension strategies customized to different types of network processes.https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss2/art15/californiasocial-ecological systemssocial networkssustainable agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Mark Lubell Petr Matous Laurens Klerkx Carlos Barahona The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California Ecology and Society california social-ecological systems social networks sustainable agriculture |
| title | The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California |
| title_full | The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California |
| title_fullStr | The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California |
| title_full_unstemmed | The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California |
| title_short | The population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks: insights from California |
| title_sort | population ecology of sustainable agriculture knowledge networks insights from california |
| topic | california social-ecological systems social networks sustainable agriculture |
| url | https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss2/art15/ |
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