| Sustainable Agriculture Reviews: Volume 19 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Lichtfouse, Eric (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319267760 ISBN-13: 9783319267760 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $189.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 338.927 |
| Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.64 lbs) 399 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economics and the social sciences.Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Inside, readers will find articles that explore climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach, which seeks to limit negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats challenges at their source. Because most societal issues are in fact intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions that have the potential to build a more peaceful world. This book will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build safer agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations. |