Description
| Product ID: | 9781032187105 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Advances in Agroecology |
| Title: | Agroecology |
| Subtitle: | Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System |
| Authors: | Author: Eric W. Engles, Victor M. Izzo, V. Ernesto Mendez, Stephen R. Gliessman |
| Page Count: | 442 |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & related industries, Botany and plant sciences, Sedimentology and pedology, Biodiversity, Food and beverage technology, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agricultural science, Agronomy and crop production, Botany & plant sciences, Soil science, sedimentology, Biodiversity, Food & beverage technology, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental science, engineering & technology, Agricultural science, Agronomy & crop production |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding sustainability in all its components. The fourth edition of Agroecology encourages students and practitioners to consider the critical importance of transitioning to a new paradigm for food and agriculture, and what this means for our future. Agroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding this transformation in all its components: agricultural, ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political. It presents a case for food system change, explains the principles and practices underlying the ecological approach to food production, and lays out a vision for a food system based on equity and greater compatibility with the planet’s life support systems. New to the fourth edition:
A Companion Website at https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781032187105/ incorporates the entire contents of the updated practical manual Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, split into student and lecturer resources. These 24 sample investigations facilitate hands-on learning that involves close observation, creative interpretation, and constant questioning of findings. Groundbreaking in its first edition and established as the definitive text in its second and third, the fourth edition of Agroecology captures recent developments in the field and forcefully applies the idea that agroecology is a science, a movement, and a practice. Written by a team of experts, this book will encourage students and practitioners to consider the critical importance of transitioning to a new paradigm for food and agriculture. |
| Imprint Name: | CRC Press |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-30 |
