| Intensive Agriculture and Sustainability: A Farming Systems Analysis Contributor(s): Filson, Glen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0774811056 ISBN-13: 9780774811057 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture |
| Dewey: 338.162 |
| Series: Sustainability and the Environment |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (0.78 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intensive Agriculture and Sustainability outlines the advantages of Farming Systems Analysis for understanding the implications of modern, intensive agriculture. This book describes some of the major environmental and social problems connected with intensive farming; outlines a framework for analyzing its sustainability; discusses key linkages among the environmental, economic, and social indicators; outlines modelling trade-offs between profitability and environmental sustainability; and then analyzes various farming systems using case studies. |