Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007. / Title from file title page. Sally Wallace, committee chair; James R. Alm, Jorge L. Martinez-Vazquez, Ragan Petrie, Yongsheng Xu, Stephen D. Younger, committee members. Electronic text (186 p. : ill., col. map)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Dec. 11, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-144).

Although agri-environmental policies represent only a small part of the agricultural support system, they symbolise a major change in the direction of government policy. Consequently, the move from supporting farmers for food production to supporting them for looking after the environment, involves a significant change in the culture of farming. In this thesis, the way farmers gave meaning to the changes occurring in agriculture, and to the growing importance of conservation issues, was considered. An actor-oriented approach was used to theorise farmers' interpretations of the situation in agriculture. This approach acknowledged individuals as knowing, active subjects directing their lives, but the importance of external conditions in facilitating and constraining farmers' choices and interpretations was recognised. The research was carried out in southern Scotland, where farmers' perceptions of changing agriculture, in the light of the designation of the Southern Uplands Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) scheme, were examined. In-depth, qualitative interviews with farmers were the main source of data. Major themes in farmers' interpretations of the situation in agriculture were the uncertainty and growing bureaucracy in farming. Additionally, many farmers felt they were increasingly dependent on, and controlled by, the government. The changing role of farmers in society was of interest; many felt that the status of farmers had declined. Whereas previously the public depended on them for food production, now farmers were reliant on public support. Farmers' construction of conservation, their views of Nature, and the meanings they attached to conservation activities, were examined. Their perceptions of conservationists were found to influence interpretations of conservation.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on February 13, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Bonn, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-244).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1966. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. "This dissertation studies the effects of national economic restructuring programs, implemented under the administration of multilateral development institutions, on the fertilizer intensity, energy intensity, and value efficiency of national commodity agriculture for the period 1980 to 2002"--P. iv. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-182). Also available online in Scholars' Bank; and in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references. Available online via the WSU Dissertations Web Site.

Thesis (M.Sc.)(Hons.) -- University of Western Sydney, [2002]. / "A thesis presented to the School of Environment and Agriculture, University of Western Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Honours) " Bibliography: leaves 133-140.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 300-325).