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Biotechnological Approaches for Pest Management and Ecological Sustainability
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 145.95Presenting strategies for alleviating biotic stresses, this work explores how the modern tools of biotechnology can be used in pest management for sustainable crop production, the biosafety of transgenic crops and conservation. It covers issues ranging from host plant resistance to the application of molecular approaches for pest management. more...
Sustainable Farmland Management
CABI 2008; US$ 150.00Examining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in differing temporal, spatial and production contexts, this book considers farmland multifunctionality, systems and systemic thinking, debate over information and knowledge, and ethical aspects. more...
Institutions and Sustainability
Springer 2009; US$ 159.99Focuses on the institutional perspective on the management of natural resources in the light of the interdisciplinary debate on sustainability. This book reflects the trends in combining institutions and sustainability, and summarises conceptual developments in environmental economics. more...
Self-Sufficient Agriculture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for self-sufficient agriculture in an era experiencing diminishing returns from reliance upon expensive synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. There are many reasons to support strategies for low external input... more...
Sustainable Rural Systems
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies from across the UK and Canada, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made so far towards sustainability within rural systems. Focussing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities, the studies also suggest positive directions for future policy practice. more...
Traditional Food Production and Rural Sustainable Development
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 124.95Illustrated by a range of case studies from across Europe, this volume examines the interface of agricultural development and the social and economic feasibility of traditional modes of production and consumption. It provides an overview of the various strategies and policies concerning sustainable agriculture and provides a critical review of the... more...
Adaptive Environmental Management
Springer 2009; US$ 79.95Conceptually, adaptive management is simply learning from past management actions to improve future planning and management. However, adaptive management has proved difficult to achieve in practice. This book presents lessons learned from case studies, to provide managers with access to relevant information. more...
Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture
Wiley 2008; US$ 188.00The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agricultural land. In the developing world, food production... more...
Benchmarking in Food and Farming
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 114.95At a time in which farmers and their advisors are keen to make greater use of performance information for survival and growth, Lisa Jack's book provides an overview of benchmarking practices within and without the agricultural industry and evaluates the potential of these practices to create sustainable innovation in food and farming. more...
Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 51.95Debate about how best to ensure the preservation of agricultural biodiversity is caught in a counter-productive polemic between proponents and critics of market-based instruments and agricultural modernisation. This book argues that neither position does justice to the range of strategies that farmers use to manage agrobiodiversity and other livelihood... more...









