Sustainable agriculture in the American Midwest
Subtitle: lessons from the past, prospects for the future
By: edited by Gregory McIsaac and William R. Edwards.
Contributors: McIsaac, Gregory.; Edwards, William R.
Series: The Environment and the human condition
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Sustainable agriculture -- Middle West.; Agricultural ecology -- Middle West.
Description: This timely collection provides a general overview and detailed discussion of social and technical issues related to moving toward a culture and practice of sustainable agriculture in the American Midwest. It develops the concept that because agriculture does not exist in isolation, sustainability must be understood within the context of the many dynamic natural and social systems characteristic of a particular region - from climate to culture.

Scholars from diverse disciplines - ecology, geography, economics, agricultural engineering, anthropology, entomology, climatology - provide the historical and contemporary context for this vital discussion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.