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The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems With Ecosystems
Bradley
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Description for The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems With Ecosystems
Paperback. This is a hopeful and visionary contribution to the debate about agriculture and its impacts on the land. The book challenges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape - bereft of original vegetation and wildlife - is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Editor(s): Jackson, Dana L.; Jackson, Laura L. Num Pages: 250 pages, figures, maps, index. BIC Classification: PSAF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
The Farm as Natural Habitat is a vital new contribution to the debate about agriculture and its impacts on the land. Arising from the conviction that the agricultural landscape as a whole could be restored to a healthy diversity, the book challenges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape - bereft of its original vegetation and wildlife and despoiled by chemical runoff - is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Contributors bring together insights and practices from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental restoration to link agriculture and biodiversity, farming and nature, in celebrating a unique ... Read more
The Farm as Natural Habitat is a vital new contribution to the debate about agriculture and its impacts on the land. Arising from the conviction that the agricultural landscape as a whole could be restored to a healthy diversity, the book challenges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape - bereft of its original vegetation and wildlife and despoiled by chemical runoff - is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Contributors bring together insights and practices from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental restoration to link agriculture and biodiversity, farming and nature, in celebrating a unique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Island Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781559638470
SKU
V9781559638470
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Bradley
Dana L. Jackson is associate director of the Land Stewardship Project in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Laura L. Jackson is associate professor of biology at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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