Agricultural Sustainability: Principles, Processes, and Prospects Contributor(s): Raman, Saroja (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1560223103 ISBN-13: 9781560223108 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Forestry - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 630 |
LCCN: 2005026355 |
Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6.32" W x 8.58" (2.01 lbs) 502 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Take a balanced look at ways to ensure food security and to work to erase hunger around the world Agriculture is the most aggressively managed ecosystem. Agricultural Sustainability: Principles, Processes, and Prospects provides a comprehensive examination of all facets of agricultural sustainability, beginning with the history of the evolution of the concept to the present. Challenges to sustainability are clearly presented along with practical strategies to counter prospective problems. This vital resource considers options for the future, as well as reviewing past approaches for their value in today's world. When one considers that the alternative to agricultural sustainability is the collapse of the world's food systems, it is understood that compromise is impossible. Agricultural Sustainability takes a holistic approach to the issues that are involved in making agriculture ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially responsible around the world. The book is divided into three parts. Part One clarifies the concept of agricultural sustainability, bringing a rational and balanced view of the core elements. Part Two discusses ways to promote sustainability in the world, including practical scientific and technological processes for improving yields while ensuring food security for future generations. Part Three peers into future decades, reviewing the vision documents of international agencies, their perceptions and expectations for the years ahead, and present dysfunctional aspects in the current food system. The book is extensively referenced and includes figures and charts to clearly explain data. The book examines:
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