Organizations and the bioeconomy : the management and commodification of the life sciences / / Alexander Styhre

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461903803321
• Autore: Styhre Alexander
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-64267-0; 0-203-11657-7; 1-136-29968-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in management, organizations, and society ; ; 18
• Disciplina: 338.4/76606
• Soggetti: Biotechnology - Economic aspects; Life sciences - Economic aspects; Biotechnology industries; Medical economics; 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The concept of the bioeconomy -- Biopolitics, neoliberalism, and the calculative worldview : the economics of life -- New drug development, biotechnology and the enactment of life -- The tissue economy -- Living in and managing the bioeconomy.
• Sommario/riassunto: The advancement of the life sciences and the technosciences has enhanced the longevity of citizens in the Western world, and half of the generation born in the first decade of the new millennium is now expected to live to the age of one hundred years. In a society with such longevity and affluence, consumption of health-related goods and services such as pharmaceuticals and scanning procedures may be seen as a sustainable source of income for the industries that promote it. Though the healthcare sector has traditionally been organized in the public sector in Europe and in the private sector

Enhancing agricultural research and precision management for subsistence farming by integrating system models with experiments / / edited by Dennis J. Timlin, Saseendran S. Anapalli, Lajpat R. Ahuja

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830508703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 0-89118-389-2; 0-89118-391-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 pages)
• Collana: Advances in Agricultural Systems Modeling
• Disciplina: 630.2515
• Soggetti: Agricultural systems - Mathematical models
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: System Models Integrated with Experiments Can Be Useful Tools to Develop Improved Management Practices for Subsistence Farming to Address Increased Intensification and Climate Change -- References -- Chapter 2 Modeling Soil Erosion Impacts and Trade-Offs of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Upper Tana Region of the Central Highlands in Kenya -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Site and Farming System Selection -- Household and Biophysical Data Collection -- Baseline Erosion Calculations -- Bio-Economic Modeling with FarmDESIGN -- Inventory and Prioritization of Sustainable Land Management Practices -- Sustainable Land Management Scenario Description -- Results and Discussion -- Soil Quality, Erosion, and N Balances -- GHG Emissions -- Profitability -- Scenario Impacts -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 3 Using Crop Simulation Models as Tools to Quantify Effects of Crop Management Practices and Climate Change Scenarios on Wheat Yields in Northern Ethiopia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Site -- Model Setup and Agronomic Management Simulation Scenarios -- Simulation Scenarios for Climate Change Risk Assessment -- Results and Discussion -- Effects of Planting Dates -- Effects of Plant Densities ; -- Effects of Water Management -- Effects of N Fertilization Rates -- Effects of Future Climate Change under Different Crop Management Practices -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 4 The Role of Crop Simulation Modeling in Managing Fertilizer Use in Maize Production Systems in Northern Ghana -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Study Area -- Field Experiments -- Model Description -- Evaluation of Model Performance.; Derivation of Maize Yield Maps for the Three Northern Regions -- Results and Discussions -- Calibration and Validation of the DSSAT Model for Maize Varieties -- Simulation of Maize Yields in the Guinea Savanna Zone of Ghana under Diverse Nutrient, Soil Water, and Management Conditions -- Yield Mapping and Production Domains within Northern Ghana for Various Maize Varieties -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 5 Modeling Water Dynamics for Assessing and Managing Ecosystem Services in India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Modeling of Agro-Ecosystem Services -- Agro-Ecosystem Models -- Modeling of Water-Regulating Agro-Ecosystem Services under Climate Change -- Infiltration -- Groundwater Recharge -- Surface Water Evaporation -- Potential Evapotranspiration -- Surface Runoff -- Surface Water Storage -- Soil Erosion -- Summary -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 6 Modeling Agricultural Hydrology and Water Productivity to Enhance Water Management in the Arid Irrigation District of China -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- The Study Area -- Method -- Model Calibration and Validation -- Water Productivity and Irrigation Water Productivity -- Results -- Evaluation of the AWPM-SG Model -- Groundwater Contribution to ET -- Discussion -- Relationship between Groundwater Upward Flux to Evapotranspiration and Average Groundwater Depth -- Relationship between Water Productivity and Groundwater Depth under Various Irrigation Amounts -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 7 Use of Data and Models in Simulating Regional and Geospatial Variations in Climate Change Impacts on Rice and Barley in the Republic of Korea -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Simulation of Grain Yields of Barley and Rice under Climate Change -- Field Experimental Data -- Simulation of Rice and Barley.; Simulation of the Climate Change Impacts on Barley and Rice -- Varietal, Local, and Geographical Variations in Grain Yields of Barley and Rice in a Changing Climate -- Management Options and Outlines of the Geospatial Crop Projections under Climate Change as a Tool to Guide Management by Producers -- Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 8 Constraints to Productivity of Subsistence Dryland Agroecosystems in the Fertile Crescent: Simulation and Statistical Modeling -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Countries and Locations -- Weather Data -- Sources of Crop Data -- Crops -- Crop Rotations -- Soil Data -- Simulation Modeling -- Model Evaluation -- Statistical Modeling -- Data Management -- Results and Discussion -- Simulation Results -- Statistical Modeling -- Monthly Rainfall -- Variance Estimates -- Geographic and Agronomic Matrix Distances -- Yield Gaps -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index -- EULA.