Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems

Exploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical tools and approaches for sustainable rural d...

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Những tác giả chính:	Gitau, Thomas, Gitau, Margaret, Toews, David Waltner
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Ngôn ngữ:	English
Được phát hành:	CRC Press 2009
Những chủ đề:	Environmental Sciences
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spelling	oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-11882009-10-13T02:00:13Z Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems Gitau, Thomas Gitau, Margaret Toews, David Waltner Environmental Sciences Exploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical tools and approaches for sustainable rural development research. Although the text focuses on smallholder farming communities in the central highlands of Kenya, the material discussed can be—and has been—effectively applied to agroecosystems in many other parts of the world. After showing how the agroecosystem health framework was successfully adapted in a smallholder-dominated agroecosystem, the book integrates participatory methods, systems analyses, pulse process models, and soft systems methods in an open-ended, adaptive R&D process. It then looks at how to use correspondence analysis to refine a research-based suite of indicators and analyze data obtained using indicators. Incorporating the authors’ pioneering work in the ecosystem health field, this book demonstrates the potential of the agroecosystem health paradigm as a framework in the decision-making processes of agricultural communities in a tropical highlands area. General Introduction Global Context Sustainability Agroecosystem Health The Kiambu Agroecosystem Potential Indicators Justification Design and Implementation of an Adaptive, Integrated Approach to Health and Sustainability in a Smallholder-Dominated Agroecosystem Research Strategy and Methods Results Discussion Community Participation and the Integration of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns into Practical Decision Making Process and Methods Results Discussion Use of Systems Theory, Directed Graphs, and Pulse Process Models in an Adaptive Approach to Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Process and Methods Results Discussion Soft System Methodology in the Management of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns of a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem Process and Methods Results Discussion Development of Health and Sustainability Indicators for a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem Process and Methods Results Discussion An Assessment of Health and Sustainability of a Smallholder-Dominated Tropical Highlands Ecosystem Process and Methods Results Discussion General Discussion Synopsis Sustainability Agroecosystem Health Kiambu Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Assessment Summary General Conclusions Appendix 1: Questionnaire Used to Carry Out a Census of All the Land-Use Units in the Village Appendix 2: Questionnaire Used for Indicator Measurement at the Land-Use Unit Level Index An Introduction and References appear in each chapter. 2009-10-13T02:00:13Z 2009-10-13T02:00:13Z 2008 Book 978142007277 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/1188 en application/octet-stream CRC Press
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title	Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems
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