Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-323-90500-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 550 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 191 mm, Gewicht: 1238 g

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment describes the relationship of agriculture, society, nature and the environment, sustainable agriculture and sustainable development goals, management of biophysical resources for sustainable food and environment, traditional knowledge and innovative options, and social and policy aspects of sustainable agriculture. The book presents both environmental and economic principles, helping readers in the development and application of robust policy and good institutional systems that execute on sustainable agriculture practices for a healthy environment and to combat climate resilience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pisante, Michele

Farooq, Muhammad

Gogoi, Nirmali

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction
1. Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
2. Agriculture, Society, Nature and the Environment
3. Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security
4. Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goal
5. Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Biodiversity

Part II: Management of Biophysical Resources for Sustainable Food, Health, and Environment
6. Management of Soil and Nutrients for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
7. Water Harvesting and Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
8. Carbon Management and Sequestration and Mitigation of Gaseous for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
9. Management of Agricultural Pests for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
10. Conservation of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
11. Recycling and Management of Agricultural By-Products

Part III: Traditional Knowledge and Innovative Options
12. Ecological Processes in Sustainability of Agriculture and Environment
13. Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management
14. Re-designing and co-designing Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
15. Alternate Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
16. Urban and Pre-Urban Agriculture
17. Agroforestry for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
18. Livestock - Crop Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
19. Spatializing Crop Models for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Part IV: Social and Policy Aspects of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
20. The Economic, Social, Political and Institutional Context of Sustainability
21. Agricultural Policies and Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
22. Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
23. Education and Information Dissemination for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Über Autor(innen)

Farooq, Muhammad
Professor Muhammad Farooq is a distinguished academician currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman. He also holds concurrent positions as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia (since 2011) and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Dankook University, South Korea (since 2013). His research, on crop water relations and adaptation to dryland environments, has encompassed providing fundamental understanding of the response of crops to abiotic stresses.

Gogoi, Nirmali
Nirmali Gogoi has received her Ph.D. degree form Dibrugarh University,Dibrugarh. Her Thesis title was "METHANE EMISSION ESTIMATION FROM DIFFERENT RICE AGROECOSYSTEMS OF ASSAM". She is a active reviewer for different journals such as Journal of Earth Science and Climate Change, African Journal of Biotechnology, African Journal of Microbial Research and Cogent Food and Agriculture (Taylor and Frencise). She has 56 Original Research Papers, 3 Chapters/Reviews and 1 Papers in proceedings of Conferences. Her research interests include environmental physiology of plants, carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems, and greenhouse gas emission from agricultural ecosystems.