Food Production and Nature Conservation

Conflicts and Solutions
Herausgeber: Gordon, Iain J; Squire, Geoff R; Prins, Herbert H T

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that in order to create a sustainable food supply whilst conserving nature, agriculture and nature must be reconnected and work together.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781138859395
• ISBN-10: 1138859397
• Artikelnr.: 43680052

Autorenporträt

Iain J. Gordon is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies at James Cook University, Australia, and Emeritus Fellow of the James Hutton Institute, UK. Herbert H. T. Prins is Professor in Resource Ecology at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Geoff R. Squire is Principal Research Scientist at the James Hutton Institute, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Food is Disconnected from Nature 1. Introduction - Food Production
and Nature Conservation: Conflicts and Solutions Iain J. Gordon, Geoff R.
Squire and Herbert H.T. Prins Part 2: The Future Challenge for Food
Security and Nature Conservation 2. Feeding the Eleven Billion within the
Sustainable Development Goals Framework Munir A. Hanjra, Andrew Noble,
Simon Langan and Jonathan Lautze 3: Limits to Crop Production Geoff R.
Squire Part 3: Approaches to Protecting Nature and Producing More Food 4.
Can a Nature Reserve Help Feed a Family? Protected Areas and Food Security
Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton 5. Protected Areas, Ecosystem Services, and
Food Production Jeffrey A. McNeely 6. Agricultural Intensification and
Diversity for Reconciling Production and Environment: The Role of
Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Gilles Lemaire, Julie Ryschawy, Paulo
César de Faccio Carvalho and François Gastal 7: A Landscape Approach to
Integrating Food Production and Conservation Ivette Perfecto and John
Vandermeer Part 4: A New Agenda for Food Production and Conservation 8: New
Technologies: Costs and Benefits for Food Production in Contrasting
Agro-ecological Production Systems Michael J. Robertson, Nigel P. Preston
and Graham D. Bonnett 9: Utilising Genetic Diversity to Feed the World
Nigel Maxted and Anne Lauvie 10. How Should Land Be Used? Bioenergy and
Responsible Innovation in Agricultural Systems Alison Mohr, Orla Shortall,
Richard Helliwell and Sujatha Raman 11. Innovative Pasture Cropping: An
Ecological Approach to Farming Ndungi wa Mungai and Colin Seis 12. Nature's
Role in Feeding the Ten Billion: How Biodiversity can Benefit Agriculture
Rob Brooker Part 5: A Future Framework for Linking Food Production and
Conservation 13 Rebalancing Food Production and Nature Conservation: The
Need for Design-oriented Research Walter A.H. Rossing, Rodolphe Sabatier,
Félix Teillard, Jeroen C.J. Groot and Pablo Tittonell 14. Markets to
Support Sustainable Food Production: Potentials and Challenges of
Alternative Provisioning Cristina Grasseni 15. Global-Local Governance for
Generating Transformative Pathways towards Sustainable Food Provisioning
and Nature Conservation Rosemary Hill and Jessica Duncan Part 6: Food
Production and Nature Conservation 16: Conclusion: Re-engaging Agriculture
with Nature Iain J. Gordon, Geoff R. Squire and Herbert H.T. Prins