Agroecological economics : sustainability and biodiversity /
Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecological economics, a subsection of agricultural economics, evaluates the ecological consequences of agricultural methods on the economic sc...
| Основен автор: | Wojtkowski, Paul A. 1947- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Boston ; London :
Academic,
2008.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
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Agroecological economics. |
Съдържание:
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
- Ecology and agroecology
- Traditional subdivisions
- Agroecological directions
- The philosophical dilemma
- Economic directions
- The economic options
- Measurement
- Intangibles
- Intuitiveness
- Chapter 2? Lead-up Agrobiomonics
- Essential resources
- The limiting resource
- Nutrient profiles
- Agroecological niches
- Governance
- Plant-plant
- Ecosystem
- Analytical ratios
- Output
- Costs
- Risk
- Chapter 3
- Vector Theory
- Vectors
- The base
- Agroecological vectors
- Genetic improvement
- Varietal
- Microbial
- Agrobiodiversity
- Biodiversity (facilitative associations)Rotational
- Cross or inter-plot
- Location
- Physical land modifications
- Ex-farm inputs
- Environmental setting
- Allying vectors
- Design
- Design variables
- Agrotechnologies
- Principal mode
- Auxiliary
- Add-ons
- Objectives
- Optimization
- Chapter 4
- Agrobiodiversity
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yield gains
- Interception
- Conversion
- Cost reductions
- Risk abatement
- Climate
- Insect and plant diseases
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Revenue-enhanced LER
- Production possibilities curve
- Ratio lines
- The PPC
- Design variables
- Species
- Planting density
- Spatial pattern
- Temporal adjustments
- Density, diversity, disarray, duration
- The non-harvest option
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Monocultural
- Pure
- Varietal/ genus
- Productive intercropping
- Simple mixes
- Strip cropping(seasonal)
- Barrier or boundary
- Complex agroecosystems (without trees)
- Productive agroforestry
- Isolated tree
- Alley cropping (treerow)
- Strip cropping(mixed tree)
- Agroforestry intercropping
- Shade systems (light)
- Agroforests
- Chapter 5
- Biodiversity
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yields
- Cost reductions
- Substitutable inputs
- DPCs
- Cut-and-carry
- Risk abatement
- Rain impact
- Climate
- Insects and diseases
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- CER
- LER and RVT-adjusted CER
- Illustrated
- Adjusted CER curves
- Economic orientation ratio
- Design variables
- Specific interaction zones
- Spatial Patterns
- Timing
- Pruning
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Perceived monocultures
- Facilitative intercropping
- Simple mixes
- Strip cropping
- Boundary
- Covercrops
- Facilitative agroforestry
- Parkland
- Protective barrier
- Alley cropping (hedgerow)
- Strip cropping (woody)
- Crop over tree
- Physical support systems
- Shade systems (heavy)
- Chapter 6? Rotations
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yield gains
- Temporal DPCs
- Fallows
- Cost reductions
- Risk abatement
- Climate
- Insects and diseases
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Sustainability
- Ordering
- Design variables
- Delayed sowing
- Planting
- Associated agrotechnolgies
- Single rotations
- Series rotations
- Overlapping cycles
- Taungyas
- Simple
- Extended
- Multi-stage
- End stage
- Continual
- Chapter 7? Genetic, Varietal and Locational
- Applications
- Underlying Biodynamics
- Varietal selection
- Locational selection
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Design Variables
- Micro-location
- Macro-location
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Elevation
- Scattering
- Chapter 8? Land Modifications
- Applications
- Underlying Biodynamics
- Water dynamics
- Runoff
- Drought
- Flooding
- Temperatures
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Design variables
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Absorption zones/ micro-catchments
- Infiltration contours
- Terraces
- Stone
- Earthen
- Progressive
- Paddies
- Ponds
- Gabons
- Waterbreaks
- Cajetes
- Water channels
- Mounds and beds
- Stone clusters
- Chapter 9
- Cross-Plot Influences
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yield gains
- Agroecosystem properties
- Interface and spillover theory
- Cost control
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Design variables
- Interfaces
- Buffer species
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Windbreaks
- Anti-insect barriers
- Habitats/ corridors
- Riparian buffers
- Firebreaks
- Living fences
- Chapter 10? Ex-farm Inputs
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yield gains
- Cost reductions
- Weed control
- Risk abatement
- Climate
- Insects and diseases
- Economic measures
- Marginal Gains
- Substitutions
- Truant inputs
- Design variables
- Nutrients
- Spot applications (row placement)
- Timing
- Insects
- Irrigation
- Flood
- Spray
- Drip
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Chapter 11
- Microbial and Environmental Setting
- Applications
- Underlying biodynamics
- Yield gains
- Cost reductions
- Risk abatement
- Water dynamics
- Insects and plant diseases
- Temperatures
- Relevant guidelines
- Economic measures
- Design variables
- Associated agrotechnologies
- Composting
- Tillage
- Traps
- Bird and bats
- Chapter 12
- Single-Plot Design
- DAPs
- Task ordering or layering
- Essential nutrients
- Water
- Insects
- Weeds
- Temperatures
- Erosion
- Multi-tasking
- Design economics
- Principal-mode agrotechnologies
- Ratios
- Guidelines
- Add-ons
- Cross-harmony
- Economic orientation
- Input efficiency
- Post-design screening
- Cultural
- Environment
- Profit and loss
- Chapter 13
- Multi-Plot Analysis
- Inter-plot coordination
- Revenue and cost orientation
- Pitfalls
- Economic measures
- LLER
- LEOR
- Risk
- Environmental objectives
- Indices
- Mimicry
- Aesthetic objectives
- Cultural agroecology
- Farm landscape patterns
- Blocks
- Strips
- Groups
- Pivot
- Circular
- Scattered
- Chapter 14
- Agrotechnological Expansions
- Feed systems
- Silvopastoral
- Pastures
- Pastures with trees
- Forage trees with pasture
- Forage trees alone
- Aqua-agriculture
- Entomo-agriculture
- Avian-agriculture
- Semi-husbandry
- Support systems
- Seasonal support
- Perennial support
- Vine over tree
- Tree over vine
- Vine within a canopy
- Supplementary vine additions
- Root support systems
- Riparian Buffers
- Complex agroecosystems
- Natural compatibility
- Variations
- Homegardens
- Shrub gardens
- Forest gardens
- Management
- Economics
- Case studies
- The green revolution
- Medieval agriculture
- Hillside maize
- A vector search
- Chapter 15
- Analytical Refinements
- LER variations
- Row-based
- Temporal
- Event-enumerated
- Continuums
- The PPC
- Essential resource economics
- Resource hypotheses
- The counter view
- Spatial patterns
- Spatial theory
- Disarray
- Patterned disarray
- Temporal economics
- Multi-participant agroecosystems
- Intuitive and intangible
- Diagnosis
- Bioeconomic modeling
- Chapter 16? Summary
- The paradigm
- Vectors
- The agrotechnologies
- Outcomes vs. agrotechnologies
- Policy
- Agroecological economics
- Conclusion
- Author Index
- References.
- Introduction
- Lead-up agrobiomonics
- Vector theory
- Agrobiodiversity
- Biodiversity
- Temmporal economics
- Genetic, varietal and locational
- Land modifications
- Cross-plot influences
- Ex-farm inputs
- Microbial and environmental setting
- Single-plot design
- Multi-plot analysis
- Agrotechnological expansions
- Analytical refinements
- Summary.