Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies

Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies

Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional, local, and small-scale agri...

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Tác giả chính: Gliessman, Stephen
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Được phát hành: CRC Press 2009
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-10892009-10-12T08:28:09Z Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies Gliessman, Stephen Environmental Sciences Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional, local, and small-scale agriculture while at the same time drawing on modern ecological knowledge and methods. They define the relationship between agroecology and sustainable development. Leading researchers present case studies that attempt to determine 1) if a particular agricultural practice, input, or management decision is sustainable, and 2) what is the ecological basis for the functioning of the chosen management strategy over the long term. They discuss common findings, define the future role of agroecology, and explore strategies for helping farmers make the transition to sustainable farming systems. Preserving the productivity of agricultural land over the long term requires sustainable food production. Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies covers topics that range from management practices specific to a particular region to more global efforts to develop sets of indicators of sustainability. It links social and ecological indicators of sustainability. From this foundation we can move towards the social and economic changes that promote sustainability in all sectors of the food system. INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY The Ecological Foundations for Sustainability, S. Gliessman Increasing Sustainability in Mediterranean Cropping Systems with Self-Reseeding Annual Legumes, F. Caporali and E. Campiglia Manipulating Plant Biodiversity to Enhance Biological Control of Insect Pests: A Case Study of a Northern California Organic Vineyard, C. Nicholls and M. Altieri An Assessment of Tropical Homegardens as Examples of Sustainable Local Agroforestry Systems, V. E. Méndez Improving Agroecosystem Sustainability Using Organic (Plant-Based) Mulch, M. Rosemeyer ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY Nitrogen and the Sustainable Village, E.C. Ellis, R. G. Li, L.Z. Yang, and X. Cheng Nematode Communities as Ecological Indicators of Agroecosystem Health, D.A. Nehr Field-Scale Nutrient Cycling and Sustainability: Comparing Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems, J. Muramoto, E.C. Ellis, Z. Li, R.M. Machado, and S. Gliessman COMBINING SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY Assessing Agricultural Sustainability Using the Six-Pillar Model: Iran as a Case Study, A. Farshad and J. A. Zinck Coevolutionary Agroecology: A Policy- Oriented Analysis of Socioenvironmental Dynamics, with Special Reference to Forest Margins in North Lampung, Indonesia, R. Gauthier and G. Woodgate Operationalizing the Concept of Sustainability in Agriculture: Characterizing Agroecosystems on a Multi-Criteria, Multiple-Scale Performance Space, M. Giampietro and G. Pastore 2009-10-12T08:28:09Z 2009-10-12T08:28:09Z 2000 Book 978084930894 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/1089 en application/octet-stream CRC Press
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Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies
description Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional, local, and small-scale agriculture while at the same time drawing on modern ecological knowledge and methods. They define the relationship between agroecology and sustainable development. Leading researchers present case studies that attempt to determine 1) if a particular agricultural practice, input, or management decision is sustainable, and 2) what is the ecological basis for the functioning of the chosen management strategy over the long term. They discuss common findings, define the future role of agroecology, and explore strategies for helping farmers make the transition to sustainable farming systems. Preserving the productivity of agricultural land over the long term requires sustainable food production. Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies covers topics that range from management practices specific to a particular region to more global efforts to develop sets of indicators of sustainability. It links social and ecological indicators of sustainability. From this foundation we can move towards the social and economic changes that promote sustainability in all sectors of the food system.
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