Agroecology : leading the transformation to a just and sustainable food system /

Gliessman, Stephen R.,

Agroecology : leading the transformation to a just and sustainable food system / Leading the transformation to a just and sustainable food system Stephen R. Gliessman, V. Ernesto Méndez, Victor M. Izzo, Eric W. Engles. - Fourth edition. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. - xxvii, 442 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (color) ; 29 cm. - Advances in agroecology . - Advances in agroecology. .

Previous editions have different subtitles: Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture (first) and The ecology of sustainable food systems (second, third).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pathway to agroecology -- Agricultural organisms and their environment -- System-level interactions -- Agroecological farms and communities -- Transforming the global food system. Section I. -- Section II. -- Section III. -- Section IV. -- Section V. --

"Agroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding this transformation in all its components: agricultural, ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political. It presents a case for food system change, explains the principles and practices underlying the ecological approach to food production, and lays out a vision for a food system based on equity and greater compatibility with the planet's life support systems"--



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Agricultural ecology.
Sustainable agriculture.
Agricultural systems.

577.55 / GLI

S589.7 / .G58 2022