Introduction and methods of analysis of agricultural systems and land management. Understanding of rural society and farm systems change and dynamics. Focus on Mediterranean land management systems. Presentation of the global agrofood systems and its challenges and issues. Special mention to Greek farming systems
1 Introduction2 Methods and theories of people - environment interaction3 Emergence of farming and animal husbandry and the first human societies4 Emergence of farming and animal husbandry and the first human societies, part ΙΙ5 Ancient empires and rural societies6 Middle ages, European expansion, industrial revolution, The Mediterranean7 Green revolution and GMOs8 The global agrofood system: productive, social and environmental deadends and problems9 Multifunctionality of agriculture and the emergence of "the rural"10 Globalization of production and consumption patterns and energy11 Greek rural space: from ancient cultures to the Ottoman empire12 The Greek State, the agricultural reform and modernization of Greek farming systems13 Modern Greek rural societies and farming systems - the future of agriculture in Greece and the world
