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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452730703321

Autore

Pretty Jules N.

Titolo

Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / / Jules Pretty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002

ISBN

1-136-57211-2

1-136-57212-0

1-280-47578-1

600-00-0257-2

1-4175-2222-4

9786610475780

1-84977-042-5

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

333.76/16

Soggetti

Agricultural productivity

Agriculture - Social aspects

Sustainable agriculture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-253) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Specialist Terms; Preface to a Revolution; Chapter 1: Landscapes Lost and Found; Chapter 2: Monoscapes; Chapter 3: Reality Cheques; Chapter 4: Food for All; Chapter 5: Only Reconnect; Chapter 6: The Genetics Controversy; Chapter 7: Ecological Literacy; Chapter 8: Crossing the Internal Frontiers; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Refreshingly fluent narrative, brimming full of stories and metaphors'Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK 'A great balance between storytelling and analysis which points to the critical need for gaining control over resources' Jacqueline Ashby, CIAT, Colombia'Full of supporting evidence and clear arguments' Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, US'A wonderful book, put together with such vision and passion'Mark Ritchie, Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, US'A



superb volume. This is a valuable monograph that all policy-makers, scholars and farmers must read to understand their ro