http://orgprints.org/7124/ An integrated analysis of scale effects in alternative agricultural systems Firth, Chris Philipps, Lois Stagl, Sigrid Benton, Tim Brown, Katrina Burton, Rob Carver, Steve Davies, Ben Gibbon, David Godwin, Bob Kunin, Bill Rigby, Dan Salt, Steve Policy environments and social economy Soil Markets and trade Landscape and recreation Biodiversity and ecosystem services Social aspects Farm economics The impacts associated with alternative methods of agricultural production, and the factors that drive their adoption, are critically dependent on the scale at which they are applied. Using organic farming as a case study, this project operating from 2006-2009 in the UK, will undertake an integrated assessment of scale effects by studying matched sets of farms situated in landscapes with high and low concentrations of organic farming. 2006 Conference paper, poster, etc. NonPeerReviewed source http://orgprints.org/7124/1/Integrated_analysis_of_scale_effects_in_alt_agric_systems_Firth.doc Firth, Chris; Philipps, Lois; Stagl, Sigrid; Benton, Tim; Brown, Katrina; Burton, Rob; Carver, Steve; Davies, Ben; Gibbon, David; Godwin, Bob; Kunin, Bill; Rigby, Dan and Salt, Steve (2006) An integrated analysis of scale effects in alternative agricultural systems. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006. http://orgprints.org/7124/http://orgprints.org/7124/1/