Integrated environmental research and networking of economy and information in rural areas of Finland

• Main Author: M. LUOSTARINEN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2008-12-01
• Series: Agricultural and Food Science
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5590

This article uses material from many extensive research projects starting from the construction of the electric power supply network and its water supply systems in northern Finland in 1973-1986, to the Agropolis agricultural strategy and networking for the Loimijoki project. A list of the material and references of the publications is available in Agronet on the Internet. All these projects applied integrated environmental research covering biology, the natural sciences, social sciences, and planning methodology. To be able to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development there is a pressing need to improve research methodology and applications for integrated environmental research. This article reviews the philosophy and development of the theory behind integrated environmental re-search and the theory of network economy.