There have been increasing concerns about predicted climate change and a growing emphasis by governing bodies, such as the EU, on a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to technology development, which encourages and facilitates the active participation of end-users. STAMINA was an EU funded research project, which was developed to assess and model the risks and adaptation capacity of farming systems in hilly arable areas. An essential goal of the project was to establish dialogue with potential users of the new STAMINA technology, i.e. farmers, and include their perceptions in the production of a computer support tool aimed to aid decision making processes. This thesis was designed to facilitate this goal by developing a better understanding of farmers and scientists and the different types of knowledge that each 'ould contribute. The broad aim was to identify the constraints to the successful development, as well as the subsequent uptake and adoption, of the STAMINA inology in upland, arable areas of the UK.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:501010 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Holmes, A. R. |
| Publisher | Cranfield University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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