The conversion to sustainable agriculture principles, processes, and practices /
"With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past - higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction - can be counted on to come to the resc...
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
c2010.
|
| Series: | Advances in agroecology.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CRCnetBASE ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| LEADER | 05576cam a2200553Ia 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2874 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20130711003114.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu---unuuu | ||
| 008 | 100416s2010 fluab ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 019 | # | # | |a 647879845 |
| 020 | # | # | |a 9781420003598 (electronic bk.) |
| 020 | # | # | |a 1420003593 (electronic bk.) |
| 020 | # | # | |z 9780849319174 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| 020 | # | # | |z 084931917X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| 029 | 1 | # | |a NZ1 |b 13760795 |
| 035 | # | # | |a (OCoLC)607553474 |
| 040 | # | # | |a N$T |b eng |c N$T |d YDXCP |d CUS |d IDEBK |d E7B |d OCLCQ |d IUL |d OCLCQ |
| 049 | # | # | |a MYTA |
| 050 | # | 4 | |a S494.5.S86 |b C665 2010eb |
| 072 | # | 7 | |a TEC |x 003030 |2 bisacsh |
| 072 | # | 7 | |a TEC |x 003080 |2 bisacsh |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 630 |2 22 |
| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The conversion to sustainable agriculture |b principles, processes, and practices / |c edited by Stephen R. Gliessman, Martha Rosemeyer. |h [electronic resource] : |
| 260 | # | # | |a Boca Raton : |b CRC Press, |c c2010. |
| 300 | # | # | |a 1 online resource (x, 370 p.) : |b ill., maps. |
| 490 | 1 | # | |a Advances in agroecology |
| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |r Fernando R. Funes-Monzote -- |r Alba González Jácome -- |r María del Rocío Romero Lima -- |r E. Ann Clark and Jennifer Sumner -- |r Stephen R. Gliessman and Joji Muramoto -- |r Carol Miles ... [et al.] -- |r Paul Porter, Lori Scott, and Steve Simmons -- |r Rachael J. Jamison and John H. Perkins -- |r Martha E. Rosemeyer -- |r Stephen R. Gliessman -- |r Stephen R. Gliessman. |r David Dumaresq and Saan Ecker -- |r Alireza Koocheki -- |r Joji Muramoto, Kazumasa Hidaka, and Takuya Mineta -- |r Gloria I. Guzmán and Antonio M. Alonso -- |t What do we know about the conversion process?: yields, economics, ecological processes, and social issues / |t The history of organic agriculture / |t Northern Midwest (U.S.): farmers' views of the conversion process / |t Pacific Northwest (U.S.): diverse movements toward sustainability amid a variety of challenges / |t California (U.S.): the conversion of strawberry production / |t Ontario, Canada: lessons in sustainability from organic farmers / |t Mexico: perspectives on organic production / |t Mexico: traditional agriculture as a foundation for sustainability / |t Cuba: a national-level experiment in conversion / |t The framework for conversion / |t The European Union: key roles for institutional support and economic factors / |t Japan :finding opportunities in the current crisis / |t The Middle East: adapting food production to local biophysical realities / |t Australia: farmers responding to the need for conversion / |t Transforming the global food system / |
| 520 | # | # | |a "With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past - higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction - can be counted on to come to the rescue. In fact, these solutions are now part of the problem. It is becoming quite clear that the only way to keep the food crisis from escalating is to promote the conversion processes that will move agriculture to sustainability. Under the editorial guidance of agroecology experts Martha Rosemeyer and the internationally renowned Dr. Stephen R. Gliessman, The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture: Principles, Processes, and Practices establishes a framework for how this conversion can be accomplished and presents case studies from around the world that illustrate how the process is already underway. The book provides a four-stage transition process for achieving sustainability and an in-depth analysis of the global efforts to make farms more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. An international team of chapter contributors explores ways to lessen dependency on fossil fuels and pesticides, and examines each step in the conversion process. They also describe the process of monitoring change toward sustainable agriculture while integrating social and economic analysis within scientific practices. Serving as both a core textbook for students and a comprehensive reference for agricultural practitioners, this volume is a valuable resource for the change that is needed in our food system now and in the future."--Publisher's description. |
| 588 | # | # | |a Description based on print version record. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Sustainable agriculture. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Sustainable agriculture |v Case studies. |
| 650 | # | 7 | |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |x Agronomy |x Crop Science. |x Agriculture |2 bisacsh |
| 650 | # | 7 | |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |x Agronomy |x General. |x Agriculture |2 bisacsh |
| 700 | 1 | # | |a Gliessman, Stephen R. |
| 700 | 1 | # | |a Rosemeyer, Martha. |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |d Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2010 |i Print version: |t Conversion to sustainable agriculture. |w (OCoLC)449284103 |w (DLC) 2009040253 |z 9780849319174 |
| 830 | # | 0 | |a Advances in agroecology. |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/book/10.1201/9781420003598 |3 CRCnetBASE |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/id/10367181 |3 ebrary |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=315229 |z View fulltext via EzAccess |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.myilibrary.com?id=249514 |3 MyiLibrary |
| 938 | # | # | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 3175094 |
| 938 | # | # | |a ebrary |b EBRY |n ebr10367181 |
| 938 | # | # | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 315229 |
| 999 | # | # | |z 635090427501196915 |