Agriculture, Environment and Development

Agriculture, Environment and Development
Author: Antonio A.R Ioris
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2016-08-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319322559

This book deals with past legacies and emerging challenges associated with agriculture production, water and environmental management, and local and national development. It offers a critical interpretation of the tensions associated with the failures of mainstream regulatory regimes and the impacts of global agri-food chains. The various chapters include conceptual and empirical material from research carried out in Brazil, India and Europe. The assessment takes into account the dilemmas faced by farmers, companies, policy-makers and the international community related to growing food demand, water scarcity and environmental degradation. The book also questions most government reactions to those problems that tend to reproduce old, productivist approaches and are normally under the powerful influence of global corporations, mega-supermarkets and investment funds. Its overall message is that the trajectory of agriculture, rural development and environmental management are integral elements of the broader search for justice and novel socio-ecological thinking.

Civic Agriculture

Civic Agriculture
Author: Thomas A. Lyson
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1611683033

A engaging analysis of food production in the United States emphasizing that sustainable agricultural development is important to community health.

Cities and Agriculture

Cities and Agriculture
Author: Henk de Zeeuw
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317506618

As people increasingly migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, it is vital to plan and provide for sustainable and resilient food systems which reflect this challenge. This volume presents experience and evidence-based "state of the art" chapters on the key dimensions of urban food challenges and types of intra- and peri-urban agriculture. The book provides urban planners, local policy makers and urban development practitioners with an overview of crucial aspects of urban food systems based on an up to date review of research results and practical experiences in both developed and developing countries. By doing so, the international team of authors provides a balanced textbook for students of the growing number of courses on sustainable agriculture, food and urban studies, as well as a solid basis for well-informed policy making, planning and implementation regarding the development of sustainable, resilient and just urban food systems.

Environmental Information Systems

Environmental Information Systems
Author: Oliver Günther
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3662036029

Environmental information systems (EIS) are concerned with the management of data about the soil, the water, the air, and the species in the world around us. This first textbook on the topic gives a conceptual framework for EIS by structuring the data flow into 4 phases: data capture, storage, analysis, and metadata management. This flow corresponds to a complex aggregation process gradually transforming the incoming raw data into concise documents suitable for high-level decision support. All relevant concepts are covered, including statistical classification, data fusion, uncertainty management, knowledge based systems, GIS, spatial databases, multidimensional access methods, object-oriented databases, simulation models, and Internet-based information management. Several case studies present EIS in practice.

Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countries

Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countries
Author: Reimund Roetter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-11-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402066163

Facing new challenges with respect to sustainable agriculture and rural development strategies for low-income countries, related to global environmental change and globalization of markets, an interdisciplinary Wageningen University and Research Centre group set out to draw lessons from the DLO-IC projects of the last eight years. In discussing the way ahead and a future agenda, a number of major research challenges, as well as policy questions are outlined.

Fostering Global Well-being

Fostering Global Well-being
Author: David D. Bathrick
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 41
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 089629630X

This paper proposes a twenty-first century Agricultural Development Paradigm to respond to unprecedented opportunities provided by worldwide economic reforms and trade liberalization initiatives.

World Development Report 2008

World Development Report 2008
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821368079

This work will focus on three themes, namely identifying new sources of growth for agriculture, making agriculture more effective for poverty reduction, and managing the transitions that accompany the transformation of agriculture as economies develop.

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment
Author: Muhammad Farooq
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2023-04-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323905013

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment describes the relationship of agriculture, society, nature and the environment, sustainable agriculture and sustainable development goals, management of biophysical resources for sustainable food and environment, traditional knowledge and innovative options, and social and policy aspects of sustainable agriculture. The book presents both environmental and economic principles, helping readers in the development and application of robust policy and good institutional systems that execute on sustainable agriculture practices for a healthy environment and to combat climate resilience. Includes case studies that provide real-world insights Relates traditional knowledge and innovation, maximizing the potential from both Reinforces our understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture in developing environmentally sustainable and profitable food systems