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OverviewExploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical tools and approaches for sustainable rural development research. Although the text focuses on smallholder farming communities in the central highlands of Kenya, the material discussed can be--and has been--effectively applied to agroecosystems in many other parts of the world. After showing how the agroecosystem health framework was successfully adapted in a smallholder-dominated agroecosystem, the book integrates participatory methods, systems analyses, pulse process models, and soft systems methods in an open-ended, adaptive R&D process. It then looks at how to use correspondence analysis to refine a research-based suite of indicators and analyze data obtained using indicators. Incorporating the authors' pioneering work in the ecosystem health field, this book demonstrates the potential of the agroecosystem health paradigm as a framework in the decision-making processes of agricultural communities in a tropical highlands area. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Gitau , Margaret W. Gitau , David Waltner-Toews , David Waltner-Toews (University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.150kg ISBN: 9781420072778ISBN 10: 1420072773 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 10 June 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFrom the Foreword This welcome volume on agricultural sustainability ... is authored by innovative scientists well-known in their fields ... It is clearly written and provides a great deal of practical information as well as addresses theoretical and systems issues in depth. -Clive A. Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA From the Foreword This welcome volume on agricultural sustainability ... is authored by innovative scientists well-known in their fields ... It is clearly written and provides a great deal of practical information as well as addresses theoretical and systems issues in depth. -Clive A. Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA Author InformationThomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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