Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach to Agriculture - Couverture souple

Soule, Judy; Piper, Jon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0933280882 ISBN 13 : 9780933280885

Editeur : Island Press, 1991

Synopsis

~Farming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture.

The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the applications of a new system of agriculture based on one unifying concept: that farms should mimic the ecosystems in which they exist. They present both theoretical and practical information, including:

• a review of the environmental degradation resulting from current farming practices
• a critical evaluation of the attempts to solve these problems
• a detailed description of the ecosystem perspective and the proposed new agricultural system
• a case study illustrating how this new system could be applied to temperate grain production using perennial seed crops and the prairie as a model
• an examination of the potential savings in energy and water use, as well as potential contributions to ecological experiments and yield analysis work from The Land Institute.

Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be of great interest to soil and agricultural scientists, academics, policymakers, environmentalists, and other concerned with finding long-range solutions to agricultural problems.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0933280882
• ISBN 13: 9780933280885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 305
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible