This landmark new text charts the latest developments in economic research relevant to farm animal welfare. A range of global experts and key opinion leaders outline the challenges in achieving sustainable livestock production while improving farm profit, climate change and animal welfare, and make policy-relevant recommendations for the future. This is a theoretical yet practical book that examines: - the origins of farm animal welfare, cross-disciplinary interactions and the future of the field; - consumer demand and changing preferences as animal welfare rises up the social agenda; - the impact political organisations such as the EU and WTO have on animal welfare. An important resource for policy makers and animal welfare scientists, economists and clinicians, this book provides a thought-provoking yet evidence-based review for all those interested in quantifying and improving farm animal welfare.

This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility, agriculture, gender identities and international development. Each theme is introduced with an overview of the state of the art in that specific area and integrates the case studies that follow. The contributors present empirical work from the global north and south and, more particularly, Sweden, Norway, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, UK, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, India, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The first section explores gender differences in mobility patterns and analyses how mobility affects rural gender identities and relations. The second section focuses on the development of agricultural and rural policies, the response of individuals within farm households, and the implications for gender relations in rural areas. The third section focuses on the construction of identities and the changes occurring in the definition of rural femininity and masculinity as a result of rural transformations. The fourth section examines the role of international development policies in advancing women's well-being in the less developed parts of the world, and some of the unintended consequences of such interventions. The book closes with conclusions and reflections on the position of gender in rural research agendas and in rural academia more generally. Key features: * Empircal work from a wide range of geographical areas * Examines how gender identities are constructed in rural agriculture * Considers how effective development policies are in improving women's well-being This book will be of interest to researchers in rural development and gender issues in the global North and South, and to students of rural sociology, social geography, development studies and gender studies.

Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process. It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural sciences: its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned. Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time, globalization promotes the idea of universal color symbolism. This book investigates the function of color in historical and current visualizations for scientific purposes, its epistemic role as a tool, and its long neglect due to symbolic and gender-specific connotations. The publication thus closes a research gap in the natural sciences and the humanities.

Spuren halten die Zeit als Form fest und machen Vergangenes gegenwartig sichtbar. Als solche sind sie auch in der Moderne ein fundamentales Mittel der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisgewinnung geblieben. Doch wahrend die Kunst des Spurenlesens eine jahrtausendealte Praxis darstellt, werden Spurbildungen im fotografischen Archiv oder im naturwissenschaftlichen Labor gezielt hervorgebracht. Dabei ersetzen die materiellen Spurformen nicht selten jene Gegenstande und Ursachen, denen sie ihre Existenz verdanken und die sie im Moment ihrer Vergegenwartigung unsichtbar machen. Indem die Beitrage des Bandes die verschiedenen Techniken der Erzeugung von Spuren und ihre Veranderungen im Laufe von zwei Jahrhunderten in den Blick nehmen, koennen sie zugleich aufzeigen, welche Kontinuitaten diese im digitalen Zeitalter oder in der physikalischen Grossforschung aufweisen.

English summary: The project "Deutsche Wortfeldetymologie in europaischem Kontext" (German etymology of lexical fields in a European context) categorizes the vocabulary of German nouns relating to persons from Old High to present day German according to lexical fields, analyzing it in semantic and etymological terms and placing it within its European context. German description: Im Projekt "Deutsche Wortfeldetymologie in europaischem Kontext" wird der auf den Menschen bezogene Substantiv-Wortschatz des Deutschen vom Althochdeutschen bis zur Gegenwartssprache nach Wortfeldern gegliedert in semantischer und etymologischer Hinsicht untersucht und in seinen europaischen Bezugen dargestellt.