Multifunctional Agriculture

Multifunctional Agriculture
Author: G. A. Wilson
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1845932579

In a time of great agricultural and rural change, the notion of 'multifunctionality' has remained under-theorized and poorly linked to the debates in the social sciences. This book analyses the extent to which the proposed transition towards post-productivist agriculture holds up to scientific scrutiny, and proposes a new transition theory.

Multifunctional Agriculture

Multifunctional Agriculture
Author: Geoffrey Alan Wilson
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1845932560

In a time of great agricultural and rural change, the notion of 'multifunctionality' has remained under-theorized and poorly linked to wider debates in the social sciences. This book analyses the extent to which the proposed transition towards post-productivist agriculture holds up to scientific scrutiny, and proposes a modified productivist/non-productivist model that better encapsulates the complexity of agricultural and rural change. By combining existing notions and concepts, this book (re)conceptualizes agricultural change, creating a new transition theory, and a new way of looking at the future of agriculture.

An Introduction to Agroforestry

An Introduction to Agroforestry
Author: P. K. R. Nair
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1993-07-31
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780792321354

This college-level textbook summarizes the state of current knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of agroforestry. The book, organized into 25 chapters in six sections, reviews the developments in agroforestry during the past 15 years and describes the accomplishments in the application of biophysical (plant and soil related) and socioeconomic sciences to agroforestry. Although the major focus of the book is on the tropics, where the practice and potential of agroforestry are particularly promising, the developments in temperate zone agroforestry are also discussed. This text is recommended for students, teachers, and researchers in agroforestry, farming systems, and tropical land use.

Multifunctional Land Use

Multifunctional Land Use
Author: Ülo Mander
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2007-05-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3540367632

This book is a major contribution to the debate on future land development strategies, as well as helping to supporting land use decision making at all levels. Scientists from across Europe installed the Landscape Tomorrow network to prepare for upcoming challenges in research on sustainable land development. The book’s interdisciplinary perspective analyses, among other things, the general principles of land use multifunctionality and reports on a variety of success stories.

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests

Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests
Author: John A. Stanturf
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 693
Release: 2004-12-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0203497783

While the commitment to protect and restore forest ecosystems has become a policy goal in many countries since the Rio Conference, there is still no general consensus on what constitutes restoration. This authoritative reference presents the best practices for fostering increased sustainability, enhancing biodiversity, and repairing ecosystem func