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Modern agriculture faces many challenges, most crucially food security and the need for sustainable farming systems. Decisions and actions in the agricultural sector come from government and stakeholder policies and on-farm decision-making. This comprehensive monograph provides a perspective on the current state of agri-environmental management in Europe from both a policy and practical perspective. Some of the issues in agriculture discussed are climate change and air pollution, biodiversity, water use and quality, pesticides, pathogens, flooding and drought, energy resources, land use, soil composition, nutrients, livestock, cropping, habitat management and cultural considerations. These important issues form the framework of the book, with each issue discussed in the context of its history, and asking the questions 'why is it an issue', 'what is the current scientific understanding regarding it' and 'how has policy shaped it'. The book takes an integrated approach by not just examining these issues separately, but examining the whole system in which these problems are manifested. At the end, technologies and solutions which are currently being developed and could be used in the future are discussed and the horizon scanned for future environmental challenges. Agri-environmental Management in Europe is an authoritative source for both undergraduate and post-graduate studies that consider the agri-environmental challenges society faces.

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Prof. Kathy Lewis is a Professor in Agricultural Chemistry and Head of AERU. She has many years of experience related to agri-environmental impact assessment and policy evaluation. She also has over 25 years of experience as a research project manager including many international research projects. Dr John Tzilivakis is a Reader in Agricultural and Environmental Systems. He is an expert in agri-environmental assessments and has a strong reputation for innovative and holistic thought. He has undertaken many sustainability profiling studies for different agricultural systems, specific policies and management strategies. Dr Doug Warner is a Senior Research Fellow. Over the last ten years he has focused on the agricultural and land use industries contribution to climate change; evaluating greenhouse gas emissions and identifying pragmatic approaches to mitigation and adaptation. Dr Andy Green is a Senior Research Fellow. His particular interests include all aspects of managing the water environment, how climate change will influence water quality and availability, and its consequential implications for food security in Europe.

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