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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300574703321

Autore

Hilmi Angela

Titolo

Agroecology : Reweaving a New Landscape / / by Angela Hilmi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319684895

3319684892

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 94 p. 27 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

577.55

Soggetti

Ecology

Applied ecology

Physical geography

Environmental management

Sustainability

Environmental Sciences

Applied Ecology

Physical Geography

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The Natural Movements of Life  -- 2. Burying Sustainable Development  -- 3. Finding the Acupoints  -- 4. The Threads of Repair  -- 5. Pleasure.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that sustainable development, based on sustained growth, has led us to an impasse. In response, Agroecology brings back and utilises notions of eco-development and co-evolution with nature as a refreshing paradigm. It also proposes a further shift in mindset with the notion of being within, or looking at agroecology as a way to reconnect and rebuild relationships and movement within farming systems and beyond. Rather than linear technical fixes, it considers the critical nodes of tension, the inflection points, or acupoints, which can trigger a transition towards greater harmony and well-being. The book also draws from a concrete example of



agroecology by examining a pilot project in Mozambique testing new approaches to investments and peasant farming that will inspire farming communities, researchers, policy makers and development organizations alike, to build greater autonomy and self-determination.