Agroecological economics : sustainability and biodiversity / Paul A. Wojtkowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wojtkowski, Paul A. (Paul Anthony), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural ecology--Economic aspects.

Agricultural ecology.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston ; London : Academic, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-283) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-30859-5

9786611308599

0-08-055782-1

OCLC:

476160849