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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...
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...
Defending the Social Licence of Farming
CSIRO Publishing 2011; US$ 55.00The authors document the definition of and issues associated with the 'social licence to farm'. more...
Ecosystem 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...
Climate Change and Food Security
Springer 2009; US$ 64.99Roughly a billion people around the world continue to live in state of chronic hunger and food insecurity. Unfortunately, efforts to improve their livelihoods must now unfold in the context of a rapidly changing climate, in which warming temperatures and changing rainfall regimes could threaten the basic productivity of the agricultural systems on... more...
Evaluation of Agri-Environmental Policies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2012; US$ 96.00Governments are increasingly aware of the importance of monitoring and evaluating their policies − including agri-environmental policies − and are devoting efforts to strengthening their monitoring and evaluation systems and capacities. They aim to improve their performance by establishing evidence-based policy-making, evidence-based management... more...
Agroecology
Springer 2013; US$ 69.99This book represents an interdisciplinary approach to the relevant aspects of agricultural production related to the interactions between natural processes, human activities and the environment. It provides condensed and comprehensive knowledge on the functions of various agroecosystems at the field, landscape and global scale. Understanding and integrating... 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...
Tropical Agroecosystems
CRC Press 2002; US$ 149.95Tropical 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...
Natural Resource Management in Agriculture
CABI 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...









