@article{fdi:010087544, title = {{B}eyond the boom-bust cycle : an interdisciplinary framework for analysing crop booms}, author = {{C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {L}u, {J}. {L}. and {F}riis, {C}. and {B}ruun, {T}. {B}. and {C}ole, {R}. and {J}unquera, {V}. and {K}enney-{L}azar, {M}. and {M}ahanty, {S}. and {O}rnetsmuller, {C}. and {P}ravalprukskul, {P}. and {V}agneron, {I}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he expansion of commercial agriculture is one of the primary drivers of livelihood and land-use changes in the world. {G}lobalisation and other factors have intensified this expansion to the point where booms in single cash crops overtake entire regions before going bust, a pattern that is particularly pervasive in resource frontiers. {U}sing case studies across the {M}ekong {R}egion, a place which serves as a harbinger for crop booms globally, we propose a new analytical framework for understanding and governing crop booms. {W}e combine multiple theoretical approaches to study crop booms and draw on insights from case study work conducted across temporal and spatial scales. {T}he framework consists of three components: 1) the nested nature of crop boom-bust trajectories, 2) the cyclical spatial and temporal patterns of crop booms, and 3) the variegated pathways and impacts of agrarian change. {T}he framework presents new insights into the processes of agricultural intensification in frontier spaces. {A}s such, it facilitates a better understanding of the drivers, characteristics and impacts of crop booms for researchers and decision-makers alike with the intention of supporting efforts to develop more sustainable pathways in the region and beyond.}, keywords = {{C}rop boom cycles ; {G}overnance ; {N}ested scales ; {V}ariegated pathways ; {C}onceptual framework ; {M}ekong {R}egion ; {CHINE} ; {MYANMAR} ; {LAOS} ; {THAILANDE} ; {CAMBODGE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MEKONG} {REGION}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}lobal {E}nvironmental {C}hange}, volume = {80}, numero = {}, pages = {102651 [18 p.]}, ISSN = {0959-3780}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102651}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087544}, }