Sustainable Agriculture And The Environment: Perspectives On Growth And Constraints

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Vernon W Ruttan

Sustainable Agriculture And The Environment

Perspectives On Growth And Constraints

Vernon W Ruttan

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CRC Press
31 October 2024

Agriculture & related industries; Sustainable agriculture

This book explores the resource and environmental constraints on sustainable growth in agricultural production into the middle of the twenty-first century. It presents contemporary concerns with the implications of natural resource availability and environmental change.

By: Vernon W Ruttan
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780367304744
ISBN 10: 0367304740
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface -- Introduction -- Concerns About Resources and the Environment -- Global Climate Change -- Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change -- Climate Change Models -- Global Climate Change and Agricultural Production -- Forest Response to Climate Changes -- Stipulations, Conventional Wisdom, and Real Issues -- Agricultural Impacts on Climate Change -- Food Systems Approach -- Modeling the Social and Economics Effects -- Local and Regional Resources and Environmental Changes -- Environmental Change in Eastern Europe -- Temperate Region Soil Erosion -- Tropical Region Soils Management -- Soil Fertility -- Information Systems for Soil Management -- Pests and Pathogens -- Responses to Climate Change -- Nature Myths and Policy Design -- Research Resource Allocation -- Sustainable Agriculture and the Future -- Issues and Priorities for the Twenty-first Century