Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society - Couverture rigide

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9781420052145: Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society
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ISBN 10 : 1420052144 ISBN 13 : 9781420052145
Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Emphasizes Centrality of the Ecosystem Perspective



Sustainable management of agroecosystems in the 21st century faces unprecedented challenges. Protecting the environment while feeding a burgeoning population that could reach nine billion by mid-century, preserving the world’s biodiversity, and sustaining agriculture in an increasingly urban world is a massive undertaking.





Avoiding simple prescriptions for the application of ecological principles to agriculture, Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society emphasizes the continued centrality of the ecosystem perspective, and the need to integrate ecological, economic, and social considerations in agroecosystem science and management.





Truly Interdisciplinary in Scope



With contributions from distinguished leaders in the field of sustainable agriculture, this authoritative book first delineates the present and future challenges agroecosystems face. It then reviews the important contributions made by Dr. Ben Stinner, a pioneer in the field of agroecosystem ecology. Providing historical background of attempts to connect the ecological and agricultural sciences, this standard-setting resource highlights recent efforts to integrate natural and social science perspectives. It also examines the challenges for developing integrated approaches to agroecosystem management.





Through a variety of case studies with global applications, the text makes it abundantly clear that purely technological approaches are insufficient for solving the food systems problems of the future. It explores practical innovative strategies, policies, and research needs necessary to develop management approaches that emphasize whole system productivity, diversify agricultural operations, and sustain multiple functions, including ecological integrity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick J. Bohlen , Gar House

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Éditeur
CRC Press Inc
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1420052144
ISBN 13 
9781420052145
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
301
Éditeur
Bohlen Patrick J., House Gar
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9780367385866: Sustainable Agroecosystem Management

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ISBN 10 :  0367385864 ISBN 13 :  9780367385866
Editeur : Routledge, 2019
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