Livestock in a Changing Landscape, Volume 1 - Drivers, Consequences, and Responses (Hardcover, 2nd Ed.)

The rapidly changing nature of animal production systems, especially increasing intensification and globalization, is playing out in complex ways around the world. Over the last century, livestock keeping evolved from a means of harnessing marginal resources to produce items for local consumption to a key component of global food chains. "Livestock in a Changing Landscape" offers a comprehensive examination of these important and far-reaching trends. The books are an outgrowth of a collaborative effort involving international nongovernmental organizations including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Swiss College of Agriculture (SHL), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), and the Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). "Volume 1" examines the forces shaping change in livestock production and management; the resulting impacts on landscapes, land use, and social systems; and potential policy and management responses. "Volume 2" explores needs and draws experience from region-specific contexts and detailed case studies. The case studies describe how drivers and consequences of change play out in specific geographical areas, and how public and private responses are shaped and implemented. Together, the volumes present new, sustainable approaches to the challenges created by fundamental shifts in livestock management and production, and represent an essential resource for policy makers, industry managers, and academics involved with this issue.

General

Imprint:	Island Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Henning Steinfeld • Harold A. Mooney • Fritz Schneider • Laurie E. Neville
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	416
Edition:	2nd Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-59726-670-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > General
LSN:	1-59726-670-1
Barcode:	9781597266703

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