An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture - Energy Use Efficiency in the American South (Paperback, 2013 ed.)

Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will be more sustainable when services of nature, such as nutrient recycling by soil micro-organisms and natural controls of insects, replace the services now provided by energy from petroleum. Examples are drawn from the Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can be applied worldwide.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Environmental Challenges and Solutions, 1
Release date:	June 2015
First published:	2013
Authors:	Carl F. Jordan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	247
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400797178
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	9400797176
Barcode:	9789400797178

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