Pest Control: Cultural and Environmental Aspects - Couverture rigide

Pimentel, David; Perkins, John H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 036728278X ISBN 13 : 9780367282783

Editeur : CRC Press, 2020

Synopsis

The field of pest control research, of increasing importance in a world short of food, has been plagued for many years by a variety of problems, among them (1) the instability (including pesticide resistance) of many control techniques, (2) the continuing need for improved pest management methods to increase world food supplies, and (3) the environmental and social hazards of currently used pesticides. What historical or other factors affect the ability of science to generate useful new technologies to alleviate these three major problems? Are there barriers to cooperation among the different pest control specialists? This book attempts to answer these questions, examining past events and projecting likely impacts on contemporary pest management systems. The authors--sociologists, economists, lawyers, ecologists, political scientists, and pest control scientists--examine the social, economic, political, and ethical factors that are important in shaping pest management systems, as well as developmental patterns that show the importance of these factors in shaping today's systems.

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À propos de l?auteur

David Pimentel, John H. Perkins

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 036728278X
• ISBN 13: 9780367282783
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 266
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