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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sara J. Scherr , Jeffrey A. McNeelyPublisher: Island Press Imprint: Island Press Edition: None ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.744kg ISBN: 9781597261272ISBN 10: 1597261270 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 30 July 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsSara Scherr and Jeff McNeely have given us a thoughtful, sensible book about a topic of great importance to the world. There is no food security, no poverty reduction, no environmental sustainability without transforming our agricultural practices. The book ...presents well documented cases of best practices from all over the world. It should be required reading for all concerned with agriculture, the environment, food security or just the future of our children. --Ismail Serageldin Director, Library of Alexandria; Distinguished Professor, Wageningen University Accompanied by excellent schematics, charts, aerial photographs, and glossaries, this collection sharpens the focus of the editors'' earlier work. It amplifies significantly their view of the institutional and socioeconomic structure needed to support and sustain such environments. Summing Up: Recommended. -- L.S. Cline CHOICE (01/01/2008) Author InformationSara J. Scherr is an agricultural and natural resource economist and is Director of Ecoagriculture Partners and Director of Ecosystem Services for Forest Trends. Jeffrey A. McNeely is Chief Scientist at IUCN, The World Conservation Union. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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