ENGLISH

Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Societal Influences

By W. Bruce Campbell , Silvia Lopez Ortiz (eds.) , Charles Francis , Shannon Moncure (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2012
ISBN
978-94-007-4484-4, 978-94-007-4485-1
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4485-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2244123 bytes)
Series
Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus 2
Edition
1
Pages
280\295
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Agriculture; Ecology; Environmental Management; Na

Description

Agroecology not only encompasses aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regarding status and advances in this field, connections must be established with many disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, environmental sciences, ethics, agriculture, economics, ecology, rural development, sustainability, policy and education, or integrations of these general themes so as to provide integrated points of view that will help lead to a more sustainable construction of values than conventional economics alone. Such designs are inherently complex and dynamic, and go beyond the individual farm to include landscapes, communities, and biogeographic regions by emphasizing their unique agricultural and ecological values, and their biological, societal, and cultural components and processes.

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