Gliessman / Rosemeyer The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture

Principles, Processes, and Practices
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4200-0359-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 380 Seiten

Reihe: Advances in Agroecology

Zielgruppe

Junior level undergraduate and graduate students; researchers in agronomy, ecology, forestry, plant science, pest management, and sustainable agriculture; professionals in government agencies and NGOs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gliessman, Stephen R.

Rosemeyer, Martha

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

BASIC PRINCIPLES

The Framework for Conversion
Stephen R. Gliessman

What Do We Know about the Conversion Process? Yields, Economics, Ecological Processes, and Social Issues
Martha E. Rosemeyer

The History of Organic Agriculture
Rachael J. Jamison and John H. Perkins

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Northern Midwest (U.S.): Farmers’ Views of the Conversion Process
Paul Porter, Lori Scott, and Steve Simmons

Pacific Northwest (U.S.): Diverse Movements toward Sustainability Amid a Variety of Challenges
Carol Miles, David Granatstein, David Huggins, Steve Jones, and James Myers

California (U.S.): The Conversion of Strawberry Production
Stephen R. Gliessman and Joji Muramoto

Ontario, Canada: Lessons in Sustainability from Organic Farmers
E. Ann Clark and Jennifer Sumner

Mexico: Perspectives on Organic Production
María del Rocío Romero Lima

Mexico: Traditional Agriculture as a Foundation for Sustainability
Alba González Jácome

Cuba: A National-Level Experiment in Conversion
Fernando R. Funes-Monzote

The European Union: Key Roles for Institutional Support and Economic Factors
Gloria I. Guzmán and Antonio M. Alonso

Japan: Finding Opportunities in the Current Crisis
Joji Muramoto, Kazumasa Hidaka, and Takuya Mineta

The Middle East: Adapting Food Production to Local Biophysical Realities
Alireza Koocheki

Australia: Farmers Responding to the Need for Conversion
David Dumaresq and Saan Ecker

THE WAY FORWARD
Transforming the Global Food System
Stephen R. Gliessman

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen R. Gliessman, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Martha Rosemeyer, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, USA