The Agri-Environment

ISBN-13: 9780521849654 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 234 str.

John Warren; Graham Harris

Opis

An academic textbook and practical guide to farm conservation, based on the authors' extensive teaching experience.

Recenzje

'…easy to read. … a very balanced view of a number of topics that tend to polarise people, such as organic agriculture and the potentials for GM technology. …I enjoyed reading this book…' Bulletin for the British Ecological Society

Spis treści

1. An introduction to agro-ecology; 2. Agricultural support and environmentalism; 3. Environmental impacts of agriculture; 4. Principles behind agri-environment schemes; 5. Farm conservation planning; 6. Habitat management; 7. The management of agricultural wastes; 8. Low impact farming systems; 9. Landscape and farmscape ecology; 10. The future of agri-environmental systems.