Agroecosystem management for ecological, economic, and social sustainability
By: editors, Patrick J. Bohlen and Gar House.
Contributors: Bohlen, P. J.; House, Garfield J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Advances in agroecology -- 14
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420052145
Subjects: Agricultural ecology; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Agroecosystem management for the 21st century: sustaining ecosystems, economies and communities in a time of global change / Patrick J. Bohlen and Garfield J. House; title: Evolution of agroecosystem management in the life of Benjamin R. Stinner: a reflection on his journey and legacy / Deborah Stinner; title: The ecological integration of the social and natural sciences in the Sugar Creek method / Richard Moore; title: Rethinking the first principles of agroecology: ecological, social, and economic / John Ikerd; title: Potential for a new generation of biodiversity in agroecosystems / Fred Kirschenmann; title: The necessity and possibility of an agriculture where nature is the measure / Wes Jackson ... [et al.]; title: Energy and human population growth: the role of agriculture / David Pimentel; title: Beyond systems thinking in agroecology: holons and the problems of boundary and change / William Bland and Michael Bell; title: Biological buffering vs. the green revolution: is modern agriculture exempt from the laws of ecology? / Larry Phelan; title: Agroecosystem integrity and the internal cycling of nutrients / Michelle Wander; title: The role of biodiversity in agronomy and agroecosystem management in the coming century / Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig; title: Long-term consequences of biological and biogeochemical changes in the horseshoe bend long-term agroecosystem project / David C. Coleman ... [et al.]; title: Challenges and benefits of developing multifunctional agroecosystems / John Westra and George Boody; title: Conceptual model for integrating ecological and economic aspects of sustainability in agroecosystems: an example from subtropical grazing lands / Patrick J. Bohlen and Hilary Swain; title: Principles of dynamic integrated agricultural systems / Gretchen Sassenrath ... [et al.]; title: Participatory approaches and stakeholder involvement in sustainable agriculture research / Karin Eksvärd ... [et al.]; title: Retro-fitting suburban landscapes to support sustainable agriculture / Gar House.