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An Introduction to Agricultural Geography
Contributor(s): Grigg, David (Author)
ISBN: 0415084431     ISBN-13: 9780415084437
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $63.64  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 1995
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Employing nearly half the world's workforce, agriculture is the single most important global industry. David Grigg provides a comprehensive introduction to agriculture in both the First and Third Worlds, describing both human and environmental issues. Covering the physical environment, economic behavior and demands, institutional, social and cultural influences, and the impact of farming upon the environment, the book explores the wide range of factors which influence how agriculture and agricultural practice differ from place to place.
For this edition, the text, statistics, artwork and bibliography have been entirely updated and revised. In addition, two chapters on modernization and on the environment have been added.
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Industries - General
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
- Technology & Engineering
Dewey: 338.109
LCCN: 94012681
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.2" W x 9.32" (0.74 lbs) 236 pages
 
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Employing nearly half of the world's workforce, agriculture is clearly of great economic and social importance. An incredible variety of methods are used globally; the Western world has the latest scientific and industrial advancements at its disposal, yet in the Thrid World a living is made using tools that have hardly changed in two thousand years. An Introduction to Agricultural Geography provides an extensive guide through this diverse and increaslingly important geographical subject, aiming to show that a wide range of factors explain how agricultural practices differ from place to place. Dealing with the physical environment, economic behaviour and demands, institutional and social influences and the impact of farming upon the environment, the author has produced an important introductory text that is topical, incisive and ultimately essential to reach an understanding of the remarkable diversity of the world's major industry.