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CAP Regimes and the European Countryside
CABI 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...
Agriculture and climate beyond 2015
Springer 2006; US$ 129.99Explores 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...
Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99"Issues In Agroecology - Present Status and Future Prospectus" not only reviews aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regarding status and advances in this field, this series connects with many disciplines such as sociology,... more...
Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Societal Influences
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 105.00Agricultural systems are no longer evaluated solely on the basis of the food they provide, but also on their capacity to limit impacts on the environment, such as soil conservation, water quality and biodiversity conservation, as well as their contribution to mitigating and adapting to climate change. In order to cope with these multiple service functions,... more...
Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities
CRC Press 2001; US$ 115.95This title shows how human behaviour impacts agroecosystems both positively and negatively, and provides an understanding of alternative ways of working with human communities to increase agroecosystem sustainability. more...
Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Agroecosystems
CRC Press 2003; US$ 139.95This book explores alternative ways to study agricultural sustainability, applying complex systems theory to actual cases. This innovative text recognizes the changing dynamics of the multiple processes and cross-relations within an environment, proposing a clearer analysis of agroecosystems than that which can be provided by rigid, reductionist methods.... more...
Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 109.95Drawing on management theory and practice, this work demonstrates the link between human health and agroecosystem sustainability. It provides a case study with global ramifications, addressing issues that are crucial to the rapidly changing tropics. more...
Agroecosystem Sustainability
CRC Press 2000; US$ 115.95Agroecologists from around the world share experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in this title. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional agriculture as well as drawing on modern ecological knowledge and methods. more...
Environmental Impacts of Modern Agriculture
Royal Society of Chemistry 2012; US$ 104.00Modern agriculture must seek to feed the world's growing population with little or no cost to the Environment. Modern agriculture is capable of producing greater yields than ever before, but intensification of agriculture does come at a price. This comprehensive volume examines the environmental impact made by agriculture in the 21st Century, looking... more...









