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  • Nature as Measureby Wes Jackson; Wendell Berry

    Counterpoint 2011; US$ 16.95

    Wes Jackson can teach us many things about the land, soil, and conservation, but what most resonates is this: The ecosphere is self-regulating, and as often as we attempt to understand it, we are not its builders, and our manuals will often be faulty. The only responsible way to learn the nuances of the land is to study the soil and vegetation in... more...

  • The Urban Food Revolutionby Peter Ladner

    New Society Publishers 2011; US$ 22.95

    Planning cities as if food matters more...

  • The Virtues of Ignoranceby Bill Vitek; Wes Jackson

    The University Press of Kentucky 2008; US$ 30.00

    Human dependence on technology has increased exponentially over the past several centuries, along with the notion that environmental problems can be solved with scientific applications. The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge proposes an alternative to this hubristic, shortsighted, and dangerous worldview.... more...

  • Cultivating an Ecological Conscienceby Frederick L. Kirschenmann; Constance L. Falk

    The University Press of Kentucky 2010; US$ 40.00

    Theologian, academic, and third-generation organic farmer Frederick L. Kirschenmann is a celebrated agricultural thinker. In the last thirty years he has tirelessly promoted the principles of sustainability and has become a legend in his own right. Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher documents Kirschenmann's evolution... more...

  • Agricultural Systems: Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Developmentby Sieglinde Snapp; Barry Pound

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 77.95

    With the inclusion of research theory and examples using the principles of cropping system design, students will gain a unique understanding of the technical, biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects of farming systems science for rural livelihoods. Editors Snapp and Pound provide a much-needed synthetic overview of the emerging area... more...

  • OECD Regional Outlook 2011by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

    OECD Publishing 2011; US$ 84.00

    The OECD Regional Outlook 2011 provides an overview of the main developments in performance among OECD regions and the challenges for regional policy after the crisis. The first two chapters present fresh analysis of regional growth and labour-market trends, exploring their implications for policy. This is followed by three chapters offering focused... more...

  • Agrobiodiversity Conservationby Nigel Maxted; M. Ehsan Dulloo; Brian V. Ford-Lloyd; Jose M. Iriondo; M. A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho

    CABI 2011; US$ 180.00

    Based on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book is the cutting-edge discussion of agrobiodiversity conservation. By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical... more...

  • Growing Stories from Indiaby A. Whitney Sanford; Vandana Shiva

    The University Press of Kentucky 2011; US$ 40.00

    The costs of industrial agriculture are astonishing in terms of damage to the environment, human health, animal suffering, and social equity, and the situation demands that we expand our ecological imagination to meet this crisis. In response to growing dissatisfaction with the existing food system, farmers and consumers are creating alternate models... more...

  • Agricultural Innovation Systemsby The World Bank

    World Bank Publications 2012; US$ 34.99

    Managing the ability of agriculture to meet rising global demand and to respond to the changes and opportunities will require good policy, sustained investments, and innovation - not business as usual. Investments in public Research and Development, extension, education, and their links with one another have elicited high returns and pro-poor growth,... more...

  • Analyse statistique des risques agro-environnementauxby David Makowski; Herve Monod

    Springer 2012; US$ 31.99

    Cet ouvrage constitue un manuel pratique qui s'adresse aux ing nieurs, scientifiques et tudiants travaillant sur les risques agro-environnementaux. Il constitue une bonne introduction aux principaux types de mod le et aux principales m thodes statistiques utiles pour l analyse de ces risques. L utilisation de chaque m thode est illustr e par une ou... more...