Calculating nature: the case of badgers, bovine tuberculosis and cattle

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This article discusses rural governance and policies regarding nature management. The author, focusing on statistical research conducted by the government in an effort to determine if badgers are transmitting bovine tuberculosis, maintains that numbers are a significant aspect of helping government determine nature policies even though the statistical results are usually highly contested.

Methods, Management, Usage, Statistics, Statistics (Data), Environmental policy, Agricultural research, Nature

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Networks - a new paradigm of rural development?

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Two networks are identified as important components of successful rural development policies. These are vertical networks, which connect rural regions to food production, and horizontal networks, which link rural regions to non-agricultural economic activities.

Economic development, Trade policy, Rural development, Commercial policy

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Risking the rural: Nature, morality and the consumption of unpasteurised milk

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A case study is presented on the consumption of unpasteurised milk in rural areas. The relationship between nature, moral behaviors and food habits in rural areas is studied.

Analysis, Surveys, Rural areas, Food safety, Sparsely populated areas, Milk hygiene

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