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AGROECOLOGY
THE SCIENCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SECOND EDITION |
| By: |
Miguel A. Altieri |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£54.99 |
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£49.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813317185 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813317182 |
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| Publisher: |
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Pub. date: |
22 September, 1995 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
This new edition builds on the explosion of research on sustainable agriculture since the late 1980s. By separating myth from reality, Miguel Altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that really work." Providing case studies of sustainable rural development in developing countries, he goes beyond a mere description of practices to include data that reveal the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of alternative projects.Each chapter of Agroecology has been enriched and updated with the latest research results from around the world. New emphasis has been placed on such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies. |
| Synopsis: |
This new edition builds on the explosion of research on sustainable agriculture since the late 1980s. By separating myth from reality, Miguel Altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that really work." Providing case studies of sustainable rural development in developing countries, he goes beyond a mere description of practices to include data that reveal the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of alternative projects.Each chapter of Agroecology has been enriched and updated with the latest research results from around the world. New emphasis has been placed on such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Westview Press Inc |
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Returnable |
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