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On this side will the reports and publication from the project be published. On left side you continues find the latest more informal reports from the work within the project and power points presentations from BERAS-conferences and seminar meetings.

Baltic Ecological Recycling Agriculture and Society (BERAS)
Executive Summary (draft)
BERAS executive summary final.pdf

Beras report nr 1
Local and organic food and farming around the Baltic Sea
Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 40. Sepännen, L (ed.). Juli 2004.

Beras report nr 2
Effective recycling agriculture around the Baltic Sea
Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 41. Granstedt, A., Seuri, P. and Thomsson, O.. December 2004.

Beras report nr 3
Economical studies within WP3
Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 43. Possibilities for and Economic Consequences of Switching to Local Ecological Recycling Agriculture

Beras report nr 4
Obstacles and solutions in Use of Local and Organic Food
Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 44. Kakriainen, S., von Essen H. (ed.). Augusti 2005.

Beras report nr 5
Environmental impacts of ecological food systems - final report from BERAS
WorkPackage 2. Version January 2006
Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 46. BERAS WP2 second report. Granstedt, A., Thomsson, O. and Schneider, T. January 2006.

Beras report nr 6
Approaches to Social Sustainability in Alternative Food Systems. Ekologiskt lantbruk nr 47.
Sumelius, J. & Vesala, K.M. (eds.). December 2005.

Beras report nr 7
The Power of Local - sustainable food systems around the baltic sea
Eds: Kahiluoto, H., Berg, P.G. , Granstedt, A., Fisher, H. & Thomsson, O 2006. June 2006 Published by Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CUL) , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Coordinator: Associate Professor Artur Granstedt, PhD
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) artur.granstedt@jdb.se

Independent BERAS related research

Institutional barriers to the sustainable development of
organic farming around the Baltic Sea
Master Thesis, Louise Morin

BERAS related peer-reviewed scientific articles

New accepted BERAS peer review article will be published in Ecological Economics, Elsevier Science
Sustainable governance of the agriculture and the Baltic Sea - agricultural reforms, food
production and curbed eutrophication
Markus Larsson, Artur Granstedt, Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Box 883, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden
The Biodynamic Research Institute, Skilleby, 153 91 Järna, Sweden

MA_submit_May_2010_abstract.pdf

Granstedt, A., Seuri, P & Thomsson, O. 2008. Ecological Recycling Agriculture to Reduce Nutrient Pollution to the Baltic Sea.

BAH2009.pdf

Helmfried H., Haden A. and Ljung M. 2007. The Role of Action Research (AR) in Environmental Research: Learning from a Local Organic Food and Farming Research Project. Journal Systemic Practice and Action Research.

Granstedt, A. 2000. Increasing the efficiency of plant nutrient recycling within the agricultural system as a way of reducing the load to the environment – experience from Sweden and Finland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 1570 (2000) 1–17. Elsevier Science B.V. Amsterdam.

Granstedt, A. 1995. Studies on the flow supply and losses of nitrogen and other plant nutrients in conventional and ecological agricultural systems in Sweden. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, vol. 11, 51–67.

Granstedt, A. 1992. The potential for Swedish farms to eliminate the use of artificial fertilizers. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, vol. 6, no. 3, 122–131

Are Alternative Food Systems Socially Sustainable? A Case Study from Finland
(based on results EU-INTERREG IIIB BERAS-projct case studies in Finland)
Authors: Marko Nousiainen, Peivi Pylkkinen, Fred Saunders, Laura Seppinen, Kari Mikko Vesala
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, Volume 33, Issue 5 July 2009 , pages 566 - 594

Are Alternative Food Systems Socially Sustainable.pdf