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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...
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...
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...
Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature
Watershed Media 2012; US$ 16.95Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature addresses an urgent and complex issue facing communities and cultures throughout the world: the need for heightened land stewardship and conservation in an era of diminishing natural resources. Agricultural lands in rural areas are being purchased for development. Water scarcities are pitting urban and development... 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...
Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Societal Influences
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99Defending 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...
Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Change
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99Sustainable 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... more...
From the Corn Belt to the Gulf
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 45.00Nutrients from farms in the Mississippi River Basin are the leading cause of the Gulf of Mexico?s 'Dead Zone,' a 5,000 to 7,000 square mile region where declining oxygen levels are threatening the survival of marine life. From the Corn Belt to the Gulf explores how new agricultural policy can help alleviate this problem, and at the same time improve... 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...









