Tittonell A Systems Approach to Agroecology

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-42939-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 393 Seiten

Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences

As agroecology gains momentum in the international research-for-development arena, there is an urgent need for methods and tools to support the codesign and evaluation of agroecological systems and their transitions. The social and ecological complexity of agroecosystems, their dynamics, uncertainties and sustainability, calls for a holistic, systemic approach to agroecology. As such, several questions arise for example: how do we deal with heterogeneity, landscapes, biodiversity or learning processes in agroecosystems analysis? How do we categorise diversity or analyse trade-offs in social-ecological interactions? How do we conceptualise, codesign and monitor agroecological transitions? This book sets out to answer these questions by building on the valuable ‘classics’ in agroecology. The book presents a systems perspective that underpins a combination of methodologies, ranging from participatory tools and field observations to mathematical simulation modelling. Researchers, advanced students and transdisciplinary practitioners will find in this book insights and methods to design research and (co-) innovation processes to foster agroecological transitions.   

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tittonell, Pablo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: System definitions.- Chapter 1: Introduction: why agroecology, why systems, why now? .- Chapter 2: Systems approach: analysis, design and modelling.- Chapter 3: Structure, functions and diversity of agroecosystems.- Part II: Analysis-oriented approaches.-Chapter 4: Categorising diversity through rural household typologies.- Chapter 5: Production functions and factors in agroecosystems.- Chapter 6: Landscape structure, functions and biodiversity.- Chapter 7: Spatial heterogeneity in agroecosystems.- Part III: Design-oriented approaches.- Chapter 8: Evaluation and indicators in the design of agroecosystems.- Chapter 9: Trade-offs around production and livelihood decisions.- Chapter 10: Pathways for agroecological transitions.

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Pablo Tittonell is the holder of the Agroecology and Sustainable Landscapes Chair at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Senior researcher at CIRAD, France. His expertise includes agroecology, soil fertility and biodiversity, and focuses on human-nature interactions in multifunctional landscapes and their adaptation to global change