Agroecology
  1. 284 pages
  2. English
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About this book

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

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Yes, you can access Agroecology by V. Ernesto Méndez, Christopher M. Bacon, Roseann Cohen, Stephen R. Gliessman, V. Ernesto Mendez,Christopher M. Bacon,Roseann Cohen,Stephen R. Gliessman, V. Ernesto Mendez, Christopher M. Bacon, Roseann Cohen, Stephen R. Gliessman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Ecology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9780367436018
eBook ISBN
9781482241778

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Editors
  7. Contributors
  8. Chapter^>1: Introduction : Agroecology as a Transdisciplinary, Participatory, and Action-oriented Approach
  9. Chapter^>2: Agroecology : Roots of Resistance to Industrialized Food Systems
  10. Chapter^>3: Transformative Agroecology : Foundations in Agricultural Practice, Agrarian Social Thought, and Sociological Theory
  11. Chapter^>4: Political Agroecology : An Essential Tool to Promote Agrarian Sustainability
  12. Chapter^>5: Learning Agroecology through Involvement and Reflection
  13. Chapter^>6: Complexity in Tradition and Science : Intersecting Theoretical Frameworks in Agroecological Research
  14. Chapter^>7: Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and the New Green Revolution
  15. Chapter^>8: The Intercultural Origin of Agroecology : Contributions from Mexico
  16. Chapter^>9: Participatory Action Research for an Agroecological Transition in Spain : Building Local Organic Food Networks
  17. Chapter^>10: Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and Urban Agriculture in the United States
  18. Chapter^>11: On the Ground : Putting Agroecology to Work through Applied Research and Extension in Vermont
  19. Chapter^>12: Agroecology as a Food Security and Sovereignty Strategy in Coffee-Growing Communities : Opportunities and Challenges in San Ramon, Nicaragua
  20. Chapter^>13: The Mesoamerican Agroenvironmental Program : Critical Lessons Learned from an Integrated Approach to Achieve Sustainable Land Management
  21. Chapter^>14: Analysis of Tropical Homegardens through an Agroecology and Anthropological Ecology Perspective
  22. Back Cover