Sustainable Agricultural Development - An Economic Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book provides a non-technical, accessible primer on sustainable agricultural development and its relationship to sustainable development based on three analytical pillars. The first is to understand agriculture as complex physical-biological-human systems. Second is the economic perspective of understanding tradeoffs and synergies among the economic, environmental and social dimensions of these systems at farm, regional and global scales. Third is the understanding of these agricultural systems as the supply side of one sector of a growing economy, interacting through markets and policies with other sectors at local, national and global scales. The first part of the book introduces the concept of sustainability and develops an analytical framework based on tradeoffs quantified using impact indicators in the economic, environmental and social domains, linking this framework to the role of agriculture in economic growth and development. Next the authors introduce the reader to the sustainability challenges of major agroecosystems in the developing and industrialized worlds. The concluding chapter discusses the design and implementation of sustainable development pathways, through the expression of consumers' desire for sustainably produced foods on the demand side of the food system, and through policies on the supply side such as new more sustainable technologies, environmental regulation and payments for ecosystem services.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
Release date:	February 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	John M Antle • Srabashi Ray
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-034598-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	3-03-034598-X
Barcode:	9783030345983

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