Farming in Nature's Image

An Ecological Approach to Agriculture

von Jon Piper, Judy Soule

305 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

˜Farming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture.The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the applications of a new system of agriculture based on one unifying concept: that farms should mimic the ecosystems in which they exist. They present both theoretical and practical information, including: - a review of the environmental degradation resulting from current farming practices - a critical evaluation of the attempts to solve these problems - a detailed description of the ecosystem perspective and the proposed new agricultural system - a case study illustrating how this new system could be applied to temperate grain production using perennial seed crops and the prairie as a model - an examination of the potential savings in energy and water use, as well as potential contributions to ecological experiments and yield analysis work from The Land Institute.Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be of great interest to soil and agricultural scientists, academics, policymakers, environmentalists, and other concerned with finding long-range solutions to agricultural problems.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik
• ISBN: 9780933280885
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.1991
• Größe: 229 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Princeton University Press