Dr L a Garibaldi (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: New. The planet's reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in serious environmental and social costs, including high greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and widening gaps in food security across the world. Transitioning to agroecological practices is recognised as one solution to reversing the unsustainable trajectory of energy-intensive food systems.The science and practice of agroecology: Pathway to sustainable food systems explores key developments and issues in positioning agroecology as a new paradigm for agriculture. The book comprehensively discusses what is wrong with existing productivist models of agriculture and what a sustainable alternative might look like, including the importance of indigenous knowledge in that process.The book explores how insights from ecological science have transformed our understanding of how to create more resilient, synergistic agro-ecosystems that work effectively with, rather than against, ecological processes. The book also reviews potential synergies and trade-offs in making agroecological transitions, such as the need to maintain yields alongside the delivery of other key ecosystem services and goals. Finally, the book focuses on the social dimensions of agroecology and how to empower communities to develop local solutions which collectively hold the promise of creating the transformation of global agriculture needed for a truly sustainable future.…

Hardback. Condition: New. The planet's reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in serious environmental and social costs, including high greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and widening gaps in food security across the world. Transitioning to agroecological practices is recognised as one solution to reversing the unsustainable trajectory of energy-intensive food systems.The science and practice of agroecology: Pathway to sustainable food systems explores key developments and issues in positioning agroecology as a new paradigm for agriculture. The book comprehensively discusses what is wrong with existing productivist models of agriculture and what a sustainable alternative might look like, including the importance of indigenous knowledge in that process.The book explores how insights from ecological science have transformed our understanding of how to create more resilient, synergistic agro-ecosystems that work effectively with, rather than against, ecological processes. The book also reviews potential synergies and trade-offs in making agroecological transitions, such as the need to maintain yields alongside the delivery of other key ecosystem services and goals. Finally, the book focuses on the social dimensions of agroecology and how to empower communities to develop local solutions which collectively hold the promise of creating the transformation of global agriculture needed for a truly sustainable future.…