Agroecology: A Transdisciplinary, Participatory and Action-Oriented Approach

ISBN-13: 9781482241761 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 284 str.

Opis

Agroecology: A Transdisciplinary, Participatory and Action-oriented Approach is the first book to focus on agroecology as a transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-oriented process. Using a combined theoretical and practical approach, this collection of work from pioneers in the subject along with the latest generation of acknowledged leaders engages social actors on different geo-political scales to transform the global agrifood system. The book is divided into two sections, with the first providing conceptual bases and the second presenting case studies. It describes concepts and applications of transdisciplinary research and participatory action research (PAR). Transdisciplinary research integrates different academic disciplines as well as diverse forms of knowledge, including experiential, cultural, and spiritual. Participatory action research presents a way of engaging all relevant actors in an effort to create an equitable process of research, reflection, and activity to make desired changes. Six case studies show how practitioners have grappled with applying this integration in agroecological work within different geographic and socio-ecological contexts. An explicit and critical discussion of diverse perspectives in the growing field of agroecology, this book covers the conceptual and empirical material of an agroecological approach that aspires to be more transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-oriented. In addition to illustrating systems of agroecology that will improve food systems around the world, it lays the groundwork for further innovations to create better sustainability for all people, ecologies, and landscapes.

Spis treści

Introduction: Agroecology as a Transdisciplinary, Participatory, and Action-oriented Approach. Agroecology: Roots of Resistance to Industrialized Food Systems. Transformative Agroecology: Foundations in Agricultural Practice, Agrarian Social Thought, and Sociological Theory. Political Agroecology: An Essential Tool to Promote Agrarian Sustainability. Learning Agroecology through Involvement and Reflection. Complexity in Tradition and Science: Intersecting Theoretical Frameworks in Agroecological Research. Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and the New Green Revolution. The Intercultural Origin of Agroecology: Contributions from Mexico. Participatory Action Research for an Agroecological Transition in Spain: Building Local Organic Food Networks. Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and Urban Agriculture in the United States. On the Ground: Putting Agroecology to Work through Applied Research and Extension in Vermont. Agroecology as a Food Security and Sovereignty Strategy in Coffee-Growing Communities: Opportunities and Challenges in San Ramon, Nicaragua. The Mesoamerican Agroenvironmental Program: Critical Lessons Learned from an Integrated Approach to Achieve Sustainable Land Management. Analysis of Tropical Home Gardens through an Agroecology and Anthropological Ecology Perspective.