Farming in Nature's Image An Ecological Approach To Agriculture.

Farming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture. The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the appli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soule, Judy
Otros Autores: Piper, Jon, Jackson, Wes
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Island Press, 2013.
Temas:
Agricultural ecology > United States.
Sustainable agriculture > United States.
Habitat conservation > Economic aspects > United States.
Habitat conservation > United States > Case studies.
Land use > Planning > United States > Case studies.
Écologie agricole > États-Unis.
Agriculture durable > États-Unis.
Agricultural ecology
Sustainable agriculture
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Economic Crunch
  • Of Ecology and Economics
  • Chapter 1 ECOLOGICAL CRISES OF MODERN AGRICULTURE
  • Damage and Depletion
  • Chemical Contamination
  • Chapter 2 ROOTS OF THE CRISES
  • Roots of the Crises in Agricultural Industrialization
  • Roots of the Crises in Agricultural Science
  • Roots of the Crises in Underlying Values
  • Shifting Philosophies: The Ecosystem Perspective
  • Chapter 3 AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY
  • Ecological Insights into Sustainability
  • Against the Ecological Grain: Modern Agriculture
  • Chapter 4 A NEW AGRICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE FOR ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
  • Natural Ecosystems as Models for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Blending the Natural into Agricultural Ecosystems
  • Nature as a Structural Model for Agriculture
  • A System for the North American Granary Modeled on the Prairie
  • Chapter 5 THE FEASIBILITY OF A PRAIRIELIKE AGRICULTURE
  • Four Basic Questions
  • Related Studies
  • Descriptions of The Land Institute Study Species
  • The Land Institute's Research Results
  • The Work Remaining
  • Chapter 6 CULTURING SUSTAIN ABILITY
  • Some Practical Considerations
  • Incentives for Change
  • Drawing on Forces for Change
  • Changes and Challenges for Agricultural Research
  • Shifting Values Toward Sustainability
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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