This chapter focuses on the economic impacts of gardens, presenting examples of regional economic impacts of gardens in the USA, UK and New Zealand. As important, the chapter also highlights the environmental, health, and social benefits of gardens in an era of environmental sustainability, and...

This chapter is essentially a postscript written as the effects of COVID-19 changed, so dramatically, the nature of garden operation and visitation. Much of the impact is drawn from the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) surveys of its member gardens in March (the immediate effects) and...

This book pursues a twofold aim: (i) to assess the welfare impacts of either an organic or a Fair Trade certification system, or of both systems in combination, on smallholders in developing countries; and (ii) to examine the willingness of consumers in the developed world to pay for such certified ...

This chapter describes the bioeconomy as it is defined today in research and policy documents. The main characteristics of the various bioeconomy sectors, the relationships across sectors, and the related actors are described. The chapter also illustrates the main statistical evidence about the...

This chapter provides an overview of mass tourism as it relates to the National Park Service (NPS) in the USA. This includes a synthesis of concession policies and procedures of the US NPS and a focus on the quality, variety and type of service delivery for visitors. In addition, the benefits and...

Each year in the United States, there are ∼48 million illnesses (one in 6 Americans), 128 000 hospitalizations, and 3000 deaths due to foodborne diseases. These losses introduce significant amounts of cost to consumers, firms, and society as a whole. This chapter discusses the cost of foodborne...

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is an invasive pest in USA and has become successfully established in areas of the south-eastern USA and Hawaii. Immediately after the Hurricane Katrina flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 2005, the question of subterranean termite ...

This chapter discusses key concepts concerning garden tourism, presents an overview of the number of garden visits worldwide, and discusses the motivations for visiting gardens in the UK, US and Australian contexts. Also discussed are the different market segments in garden tourism, the economic...

This book includes 6 chapters examining the relevance of transgenic crops in food production, prices and the environment. It initially describes the historical evolution of biotechnology and defines key terms, before moving on to explore transgenic technology and food regime concepts. It analyses...