Sustainable agroecosystem management integrating ecology, economics, and society

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Other Authors Bohlen, P. J., House, Garfield J.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesAdvances in agroecology ; 14.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420052152
Physical Descriptionxix, 301 p. : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Agroecosystem management for the 21st century: sustaining ecosystems, economies and communities in a time of global change / Patrick J. Bohlen and Garfield J. House
  • Evolution of agroecosystem management in the life of Benjamin R. Stinner: a reflection on his journey and legacy / Deborah Stinner
  • The ecological integration of the social and natural sciences in the Sugar Creek method / Richard Moore
  • Rethinking the first principles of agroecology: ecological, social, and economic / John Ikerd
  • Potential for a new generation of biodiversity in agroecosystems / Fred Kirschenmann
  • The necessity and possibility of an agriculture where nature is the measure / Wes Jackson ... [et al.]
  • Energy and human population growth: the role of agriculture / David Pimentel
  • Beyond systems thinking in agroecology: holons and the problems of boundary and change / William Bland and Michael Bell
  • Biological buffering vs. the green revolution: is modern agriculture exempt from the laws of ecology? / Larry Phelan
  • Agroecosystem integrity and the internal cycling of nutrients / Michelle Wander
  • The role of biodiversity in agronomy and agroecosystem management in the coming century / Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig
  • Long-term consequences of biological and biogeochemical changes in the horseshoe bend long-term agroecosystem project / David C. Coleman ... [et al.]
  • Challenges and benefits of developing multifunctional agroecosystems / John Westra and George Boody
  • Conceptual model for integrating ecological and economic aspects of sustainability in agroecosystems: an example from subtropical grazing lands / Patrick J. Bohlen and Hilary Swain
  • Principles of dynamic integrated agricultural systems / Gretchen Sassenrath ... [et al.]
  • Participatory approaches and stakeholder involvement in sustainable agriculture research / Karin Eksvärd ... [et al.]
  • Retro-fitting suburban landscapes to support sustainable agriculture / Gar House.