There are two types of indicators of environmental impact: means-based, which is based on the farmer's production methods, and effect-based, which is the impact that farming methods have on the farming system or on emissions to the environment.
Cultural criticism, or cultural studies, is related to New Historicism but with a particular and cross-disciplinary emphasis on taking seriously those works traditionally marginalized by the aesthetic ideology of white European males.
criticism. 1  the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything. 2  the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding. 3  the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc. 4  a critical comment, article, or essay; critique.