Assessing Sustainability Perspectives in Rural Innovation Projects Using Q‐Methodology

Frans Hermans, Kasper Kok, Pieter J. Beers, A. Veldkamp · 2011 · Sociologia Ruralis

Summary. This study uses Q-methodology to identify distinct perspectives on sustainable agriculture among participants in a Dutch innovation program called TransForum. The research reveals two main competing viewpoints: radical perspectives reject technology and favor multifunctional rural landscapes, while prosaic perspectives embrace technology and prioritize agricultural production. Notably, no ecological modernization perspective emerged, prompting the authors to propose a new concept of 'metropolitan agriculture' to address this gap.

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  title   = {Assessing Sustainability Perspectives in Rural Innovation Projects Using Q‐Methodology},
  author  = {Frans Hermans and Kasper Kok and Pieter J. Beers and A. Veldkamp},
  journal = {Sociologia Ruralis},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00554.x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00554.x}
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DOI

10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00554.x

Countries

Netherlands

Regions

Europe

Categories

agtech, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory

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2026-04-28