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Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Changeby Eric Lichtfouse
Springer 2012; US$ 209.00Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists,... more...
Structure and Function in Agroecosystem Design and Managementby Masae Shiyomi
CRC Press 2001; US$ 129.95This text discusses biological interactions, matter circulation, and disturbance operating within the agroecosystems in question. It covers matter cycling and focuses on reducing practices that require the consumption of large quantities of agrochemicals and fossil fuels. more...
Tropical Agroecosystemsby John H. Vandermeer
CRC Press 2002; US$ 119.95Tropical areas present ecological, cultural and political problems that demand analysis that is distinct from general ecological analysis. At a time when the sustainability of natural resource use in the tropics has become a big issue, this guide provides a scientific foundation for progress. more...
Agroecosystems in a Changing Climateby Paul C.D. Newton
CRC Press 2006; US$ 129.95Presenting a global perspective of climate change effects on agricultural production, this volume considers the consequences of changes in the atmosphere and climate for the integrity, stability, and productivity of agroecosystems. It melds together theoretical contributions from ecologists and the applied perspective of agriculturalists. This book provides a theoretical underpinning to guide agricultural scientists on what phenomena to look for, and to move beyond first-order responses in the creation of sustainable agroecosystems. It also discusses issues such as how population biology of different trophic levels might be altered due to climate-change impacts. more...
CAP Regimes and the European Countrysideby F. Brouwer; P. Lowe
CAB International 2000; US$ 130.00The objectives of this title are to review assessments made on the environmental effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to judge the contribution of agricultural policy to environmental quality in the European Union. more...
Natural Resource Management in Agricultureby B. Shiferaw; H.A. Freeman; S.M. Swinton
CAB International 2004; US$ 120.00Discusses the features and methodological difficulties of NRM impact assessment. This book examines the strengths and weaknesses of various impact assessment approaches, including econometric, bio-economic, and more direct methods. It also assesses and identifies data requirements for developing impact indicators. more...
Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agricultureby Manava V.K. Sivakumar; Raymond P. Motha; Haripada P. Das
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2005; US$ 209.00Vulnerability associated with the hazards of natural disasters can be controlled to some extent by timely prediction and by taking counter-measures to reduce their impacts on agriculture. This book based on an expert meeting held in Beijing, China is of interest to the organizations involved in disasters reduction and mitigation of extreme events. more...
Agriculture and climate beyond 2015by Floor Brouwer; Bruce A. McCarl
Springer 2006; US$ 139.00Explores key interactions between changes in agriculture, patterns of land use and efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions from agriculture. This volume is based on inter-disciplinary science and policy interactions, exploring the way land use may aid in addressing or be affected by the onset of climate change and alterations in food demand. more...
Environment, Water Resources and Agricultural Policiesby OECD Publishing
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 70.00China?s leaders face the daunting challenge of feeding the world?s largest population with limited resources. China?s per capita endowment of arable land is low and water scarcity is of particular concern. Not only is China?s endowment of water resources extremely low, but it is also badly distributed, with the North China Plain having one of the lowest per capita endowments in the world. The serious water shortage, particularly in the north of China, is exacerbated by poor efficiency in its use and contradictions in the way water is allocated, distributed and managed. Water pollution is contributing to water shortages as well as increasing the cost of provision of water for agriculture. Since agriculture is the main consumer of water and one... more...
Agriculture, Environment, and Healthby Vernon W. Ruttan
University of Minnesota Press 1994; US$ 90.00Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the implications of changes in institutional design and policy reform now underway at the global level. Particular attention is given to the institutions that conduct research and implement changes in technology and practice in the fields of agriculture and health, as well as those that monitor the changes in resource endowments, the quality of the environment and the health, and productivity of the human resources employed in agricultural production. more...









