{"product_id":"agroecology-9781032187105","title":"Agroecology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding this transformation in all its components: agricultural, ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political. It presents a case for food system change, explains the principles and practices underlying the ecological approach to food production, and lays out a vision for a food system based on equity and greater compatibility with the planet's life support systems. New to the fourth edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture, covering the similarities and distinctions among different approaches to sustainable agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on Ecological Pest, Weed, and Disease Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on Agriculture and the Climate Crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA revised analysis and critique of the food system's embeddedness in the extractive capitalist world economy t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System\u003c\/em\u003e has been and remains the go-to textbook on the subject. Each edition has encompassed new topics and remained intellectually fresh, reflecting the truly dynamic nature of the field. The current edition is no exception. In the spirit of \"passing the torch,\" this new edition includes the insights of two coauthors, Ernesto Méndez and Victor Izzo, both of whom are located within the intellectually vibrant and evolving discipline of agroecology. Together, the authors represent three generations of agroecological researchers. It seems to be true that every new intellectual discipline requires a foundational textbook. \u003ci\u003eAgroecology\u003c\/i\u003e is that work. In this fourth edition it offers the best and most comprehensive foundation so far.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, October 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this critical moment in history, there is an ever-growing need to advance a broader understanding of food systems, and of the opportunities to transition to ones that are both more just and more sustainable. This textbook is a pivotal piece of meeting that need, offering an invaluable overview of the science, practice, and movement of agroecology that is both comprehensive and accessible to all those who wish to work toward something better.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcia DeLonge,\u003c\/strong\u003e Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA, April 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is the most comprehensive and rigorous compendium of everything you need to know if you are approaching the world of Agroecology and want to transform the unsustainable food regime. It highlights the effort to extend the principles of Agroecology to the analysis of the food system as a whole, an update that includes all dimensions of agroecological thought and action, including politics. The reader will find in this complete textbook everything needed for a complete understanding of Agroecology: it is a necessary reading.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel González de Molina\u003c\/strong\u003e, Agroecosystem History Laboratory, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain, May 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An outstanding and comprehensive textbook on agroecology and its various dimensions and elements. This updated and expanded fourth edition includes new highly relevant chapters such as agroecology and climate change as well as new insights about the agroecology and food systems transformation, making it extremely valuable and recommendable for a broad range of readers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Wezel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Head of Research, Professor for Agroecology and Landscape Ecology, ISARA, France, May 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Gliessman has again shown his visionary leadership in this 4th edition of the text \u003ci\u003eAgroecology\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThree earlier editions have been appreciated\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby Ecological Agriculture students for their scientific grounding in ecology, clear writing and illustration of concepts, and thoughtful end-of-chapter questions. The newest edition, with three additional collaborators, expands social, economic and political perspectives currently under discussion in this dynamic field. As food system failings become more apparent and climate chaos more acute, future students of agroecology will find in this textbook critical background for making agricultural and food system change.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Rosemeyer,\u003c\/strong\u003e The Evergreen State College, faculty emeritus, USA, August 2022 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System\u003c\/em\u003e has been and remains the go-to textbook on the subject. Each edition has encompassed new topics and remained intellectually fresh, reflecting the truly dynamic nature of the field. The current edition is no exception. In the spirit of \"passing the torch,\" this new edition includes the insights of two coauthors, Ernesto Méndez and Victor Izzo, both of whom are located within the intellectually vibrant and evolving discipline of agroecology. Together, the authors represent three generations of agroecological researchers. It seems to be true that every new intellectual discipline requires a foundational textbook. \u003ci\u003eAgroecology\u003c\/i\u003e is that work. In this fourth edition it offers the best and most comprehensive foundation so far.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, October 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this critical moment in history, there is an ever-growing need to advance a broader understanding of food systems, and of the opportunities to transition to ones that are both more just and more sustainable. This textbook is a pivotal piece of meeting that need, offering an invaluable overview of the science, practice, and movement of agroecology that is both comprehensive and accessible to all those who wish to work toward something better.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcia DeLonge,\u003c\/strong\u003e Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA, April 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is the most comprehensive and rigorous compendium of everything you need to know if you are approaching the world of Agroecology and want to transform the unsustainable food regime. It highlights the effort to extend the principles of Agroecology to the analysis of the food system as a whole, an update that includes all dimensions of agroecological thought and action, including politics. The reader will find in this complete textbook everything needed for a complete understanding of Agroecology: it is a necessary reading.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel González de Molina\u003c\/strong\u003e, Agroecosystem History Laboratory, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain, May 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An outstanding and comprehensive textbook on agroecology and its various dimensions and elements. This updated and expanded fourth edition includes new highly relevant chapters such as agroecology and climate change as well as new insights about the agroecology and food systems transformation, making it extremely valuable and recommendable for a broad range of readers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Wezel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Head of Research, Professor for Agroecology and Landscape Ecology, ISARA, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Gliessman has again shown his visionary leadership in this 4th edition of the text \u003ci\u003eAgroecology\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThree earlier editions have been appreciated\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby Ecological Agriculture students for their scientific grounding in ecology, clear writing and illustration of concepts, and thoughtful end-of-chapter questions. The newest edition, with three additional collaborators, expands social, economic and political perspectives currently under discussion in this dynamic field. As food system failings become more apparent and climate chaos more acute, future students of agroecology will find in this textbook critical background for making agricultural and food system change.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Rosemeyer,\u003c\/strong\u003e The Evergreen State College, faculty emeritus, USA, August 2022 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommendations for Using this Textbook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection I • Pathway to Agroecology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 The Case for Fundamental Change in Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 The Agroecosystem Concept\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection II • Agricultural Organisms and their Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 The Plant: Nutrition, Growth, and Response to the Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Climatic Factors Affecting Plants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Biotic Factors and Interactions among Organisms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 The Soil Ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 The Environmental Complex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection III • System-Level Interactions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Population Ecology of Agroecosystems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Genetic Resources in Agroecosystems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Species Interactions in Crop Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 Agroecosystem Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Ecological Pest, Weed, and Disease Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Successional Development and Agroforestry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 Animals in Agroecosystems \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 Energetics of Agroecosystems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 Landscape Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection IV • Agroecological Farms and Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19 Sustainability and Its Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 Converting Farms to Ecologically Based Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21 Bringing Farmers and Consumers Closer Together\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection V • Transforming the Global Food System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23 Achieving a Just and Sustainable Food System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 Economic Dynamics of the Food System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 Agriculture and the Climate Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 Shaping the Future in the Present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018886218071,"sku":"9781032187105","price":80.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032187105.jpg?v=1750778525","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/agroecology-9781032187105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}