Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 2001
Book
Hardback
290 pages
978-0-8493-0917-5 (ISBN)
Description
There is an increasing realization among biophysical scientists that human behavior drastically impacts the degree to which sound agroecosystems are implemented. Written by an international team of experts assembled by a leading rural sociologist, Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities shows how human behavior impacts agroecosystems both positively and negatively and provides an understanding of alternative ways of working with human communities to increase agroecosystem sustainability.
Through a general overview and a series of case studies, this text demonstrates how changes in the economy influence what local people can do to sustain agroecosystems. It also addresses specific community-based actions located in both temperate and tropical zones in Europe, North America, Asia, Central America, and Latin America that have resulted in more sustainable agroecosystems. With 30 diagrams and illustrations, this volume enables the reader to understand fully the impact of exogenous forces on agroecosystems.
Through a general overview and a series of case studies, this text demonstrates how changes in the economy influence what local people can do to sustain agroecosystems. It also addresses specific community-based actions located in both temperate and tropical zones in Europe, North America, Asia, Central America, and Latin America that have resulted in more sustainable agroecosystems. With 30 diagrams and illustrations, this volume enables the reader to understand fully the impact of exogenous forces on agroecosystems.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Illustrations
30 s/w Abbildungen, 17 s/w Tabellen
17 Tables, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
589 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-0917-5 (9780849309175)
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Cornelia Flora
Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities
E-Book
02/2001
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Cornelia Flora
Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities
E-Book
02/2001
1st Edition
CRC Press
€73.99
Available for download
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Cornelia Flora
Content
Introduction. Shifting Agroecosystems and Communities. Altered Landscapes and Transformed Livelihoods: Banana Companies, Panama Disease, and Rural Communities on the North Coast of Honduras. Community Culture and the Evolution of Hog Production: Eastern and Western Oklahoma. Forest Conservation and Degradation in a Sub-subsistence Agricultural System: Community and Forestry in Mexico. Community, Fruits, and Vegetables for Export: The Impact on Two Mexican Ecosystems and Rural Communities. Communities of Interest and Agroecosystem Restoration: Streuobst in Europe. Human Communities and Agroecosystems in Patagonia. The Importance of Farm Community Progress in Agroecosystem Management. Bridges to Sustainability: Links between Agriculture, Community, and the Ecosystem. Rural Community Leadership in the Lake Benton Watershed. The Winnebago Tribe's Agroforestry Project: Linking Indigenous Knowledge, Resource Management Planning, and Community. Innovation in Indigenous Production Systems to Maintain Tradition. Ethnicity, Multiple Communities, and the Promotion of Conservation: Strawberries in California. A Future of Agroecosystems and Communities. A Future of Agorecosystems and Communities. Conclusion.