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| View Larger Image | Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition
by Stephen R. Gliessman
| | List Price: | $69.95 | | Price: | $55.96 | | You Save: | $13.99 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 494867 | | Studio: | CRC | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 408 | | Publication Date: | November 15, 2006 | | Publisher: | CRC |
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| | Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies (Advances in Agroecology)
by Stephen R. Gliessman
| | Agroecology
by Stephen R. Gliessman
| | Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
by Norman Uphoff, Andrew S. Ball, Erick Fernandes, Hans Herren, Olivier Husson, Mark Laing, Cheryl Palm, Jules Pretty, Pedro Sanchez, Nteranya Sanginga, Janice Thies
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Product Description
Providing the theoretical and conceptual framework for this continually evolving field, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition explores environmental factors and complexities affecting agricultural crops and animals. Completely revised, updated, and reworked, the second edition contains new data, new readings, new issues and case studies, and new options. It includes two completely new chapters, one on the role of livestock animals in agroecosystems and one on the cultural and community aspects of sustainable food systems. The author clearly delineates the importance of using an ecosystem framework for determining if a particular agricultural practice, input, or management decision contributes or detracts from sustainability. He explains how the framework provides the ecological basis for the functioning of the chosen management strategy over the long-term. He also examines system level interactions, stressing the need for understanding the emergent qualities of populations, communities, and ecosystems and their roles in sustainable agriculture. Using examples of farming systems in a broad array of ecological conditions, the book demonstrates how to use an ecosystem approach to design and manage agroecosystems for sustainability. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 4 reviews)
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This Book Could Save You a Bundle on Prescription Sleep Medication 
I agree with the "No Doz" reviewer. Agroecology need charismatic promotion, not a plow-speed lecture on soil chemistry.
April 10, 2008 | |
EASY TO READ: and 
so most text books are really dificult to fallow. NOT THIS ONE. it's easy to read the chapters, at about 10 pages of easy to to read print with a high degree of readability. This book is about CONCEPTS. it's just that simple not real indepth. i think the first comment should drop out of college because if he can't read this book, he just wont make it in the real world.
This book is taking concepts about our enviroment and using them in our agricultural production. however he spends alot of time talking about mexico, which has some huge enviromental hinderances. This book isn't indepth, not technical it's just an "idealistic" way of production.
The class i had the book in was about the ecology of agriculture with an emphasis on recognizing sustanible systems.
May 21, 2007 | |
BEST BOOK ON AGROECOLOGY
I highly recommend the Book Agroecology by Steve Gliessman. It reflects indepth knowledge of agricultural issues of today food production systems. Those of us interested in challenging thoughts and ideas to achieve sustainability must look at the contributions of this book. Some chapters demand basic knowledge of Ecology while other chapters demand higher level of ecology and Biology. The book provides examples from different parts of the world (tropical and temperate zones) so that it should be very useful to agronomists, and agroecologists from countries other than the US. As an agroecologist I highly recommend this book. I find it very useful to teach Agroecology and Ecology, in both agricultural schools and Biology students.
September 03, 2000 | |
Take No-Doz if you're going to read this book!
My gosh, I've never fallen asleep faster! I pity all of you students who are required to read this pathetic work of literature. While Mr. Gliessman definitely knows his agroecology, he has difficulties conveying his thoughts to the reader. Also, you may be in a bit of trouble if you don't have a Ph.D in this field as the book takes off with a very complex vocabulary and may as well be Morse code: you can figure out what he's trying to say with the help of numerous other reference books. One suggestion to those students needing to buy this book for a class: DROP OUT!
January 12, 2000 | |
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