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Agroecological Economics

Sustainability and Biodiversity

Book2008

Authors:

Paul A. Wojtkowski

Agroecological Economics

Sustainability and Biodiversity

Book2008

 

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Authors:

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Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecological economics, ... read full description

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    1 - Introduction

    Pages 1-12

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    2 - Lead-Up Agrobiomonics

    Pages 13-26

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    3 - Vector Theory

    Pages 27-44

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    4 - Agrobiodiversity

    Pages 45-72

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    5 - Biodiversity

    Pages 73-96

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    6 - Temporal Economics

    Pages 97-114

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    7 - Genetic, Varietal and Locational

    Pages 115-123

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    8 - Land Modifications

    Pages 125-138

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    9 - Cross-Plot Influences

    Pages 139-150

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    10 - Ex-farm Inputs

    Pages 151-161

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    11 - Microbial and Environmental Setting

    Pages 163-170

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    12 - Single-Plot Design

    Pages 171-189

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    13 - Multi-Plot Analysis

    Pages 191-205

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    14 - Agrotechnological Expansions

    Pages 207-225

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    15 - Analytical Refinements

    Pages 227-247

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    16 - Summary

    Pages 249-259

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    Appendix: A Brief Overview of the Principal-Mode Agrotechnologies

    Pages 261-268

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    References

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    Index

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Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecological economics, a subsection of agricultural economics, evaluates the ecological consequences of agricultural methods on the economic scale. Agroecological economics considers green engineering as a means of measurement.

As the environmental movement unfolds, the importance of biodiversity and long-term sustainability are indisputable. Progress depends on determining the economic viability of terrestrial agroecosystems. What is lacking is the analysis needed to bring biodiverse and sustainable systems to fruition. Agroecological Economics analyzes the current topics that must be addressed in order to provide sustainable agricultural systems. It explains the economics of land-use ecology with emphasis on changing over from a conventional model of agriculture to environmentally- and ecologically-friendly models and the financial incentives that are important to these practices.

Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecological economics, a subsection of agricultural economics, evaluates the ecological consequences of agricultural methods on the economic scale. Agroecological economics considers green engineering as a means of measurement.

As the environmental movement unfolds, the importance of biodiversity and long-term sustainability are indisputable. Progress depends on determining the economic viability of terrestrial agroecosystems. What is lacking is the analysis needed to bring biodiverse and sustainable systems to fruition. Agroecological Economics analyzes the current topics that must be addressed in order to provide sustainable agricultural systems. It explains the economics of land-use ecology with emphasis on changing over from a conventional model of agriculture to environmentally- and ecologically-friendly models and the financial incentives that are important to these practices.

Key Features

* Analyzes agricultural solutions with economic testing
* Includes a complete analysis of recent biodiversity-based research with valuable new economic methodologies
* Provides various applications to mitigate the problems which have economic and ecological effects on agroecosystems
* Offers applications of ecologically-sound land-use practices in production and manufacturing

* Analyzes agricultural solutions with economic testing
* Includes a complete analysis of recent biodiversity-based research with valuable new economic methodologies
* Provides various applications to mitigate the problems which have economic and ecological effects on agroecosystems
* Offers applications of ecologically-sound land-use practices in production and manufacturing

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ISBN

978-0-12-374117-2

Language

English

Published

2008

Copyright

Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Imprint

Academic Press

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Authors

Paul A. Wojtkowski