Agroecological economics [[electronic resource] ] : sustainability and biodiversity / / Paul A. Wojtkowski

• Autore: Wojtkowski Paul A (Paul Anthony), <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Boston ; ; London, : Academic, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4333372
• Soggetto topico: Agricultural ecology - Economic aspects; Agriculture - Environmental aspects
• Altri autori: BüchsWolfgang
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Agroecological Economics: Sustainability and Biodiversity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1. Introduction; Ecology and Agroecology; A Philosophical Positioning; Agroecological Abstractions; Traditional Subdivisions; The Economic Scope; Key Abstractions; Measurement; Endnotes; Chapter 2. Lead-Up Agrobiomonics; Essential Resources; The Limiting Resource; Nutrient Profiles; Agroecological Niches; Governance; Analytical Underpinnings; Endnotes; Chapter 3. Vector Theory; Vectors; Design; Design Variables; Desirable Agroecosystem Properties ; AgrotechnologiesObjectives; Optimization; Endnotes; Chapter 4. Agrobiodiversity; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 5. Biodiversity; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 6. Temporal Economics; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 7. Genetic, Varietal and Locational; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables ; Associated AgrotechnologiesEndnotes; Chapter 8. Land Modifications; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 9. Cross-Plot Influences; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 10. Ex-farm Inputs; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables; Associated Agrotechnologies; Endnotes; Chapter 11. Microbial and Environmental Setting; Applications; Underlying Biodynamics; Economic Measures; Design Variables ; Associated AgrotechnologiesEndnotes; Chapter 12. Single-Plot Design; Task Ordering or Layering; Multi-tasking; Design Economics; Endnotes; Chapter 13. Multi-Plot Analysis; Principal-Mode and Auxiliary Systems; Interplot Coordination; Economic Measures; Farm Spatial Patterns; Buffer Species; Coordinated Ecology; Cultural Landscapes; Endnotes; Chapter 14. Agrotechnological Expansions; Feed Systems; Support Systems; Riparian Buffers; Complex Agroecosystems; Other Dimensions; Endnotes; Chapter 15. Analytical Refinements; LER Variations; Continuums; Beyond the PPC; Spatial Concerns ; Temporal Income GapsOverall Risk; Multi-participant Agroecosystems; Agroecological Mandates; Bioeconomic Modeling; Solution Theory; Endnotes; Chapter 16. Summary; Agriculture and Agroecology; The Paradigm; Vectors; Policy; The Agrotechnologies; Agroecological Economics; Conclusion; Endnotes; Appendix; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecological economics, a subsection of agricultural economics, evaluates the ecological consequences of agricultural methods on the economic scale. Agroecological economics considers green engineering as a means of measurement.As the environmental movement unfolds, the importance of biodiversity and long-term sustainability are indisputable. Progress depends on determining the economic viability of terrestrial agroecosystems. What
• Titolo autorizzato: Agroecological economics
• ISBN: 1-281-30859-5; 9786611308599; 0-08-055782-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808841103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II