Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture: Greening the World's Food Economy

Author:   Jules Pretty (University of Essex, Colchester, UK) ,  Zareen Pervez Bharucha (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138196025


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   12 June 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jules Pretty (University of Essex, Colchester, UK) ,  Zareen Pervez Bharucha (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781138196025


ISBN 10:   1138196029
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   12 June 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. It could be a wonderful world 2. Twenty-first century agriculture and food 3. The sustainable intensification of agriculture 4. Does sustainable intensification work? 5. Sustainable intensification on smaller farms in developing countries 6. Sustainable intensification in industrialised countries 7. Redesigning an agricultural knowledge economy with social capital 8. Sustainable intensification for greener economies 9. World-building by redesign References

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'Pretty and Bharucha have presented a text to draw attention to a major global issue which requires immediate action. It is relevant to all those wih environmental interests' - Antoinette Mannion, The Niche, British Ecological Society


Author Information

Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex, UK. His sole-authored books include The East Country (2017), The Edge of Extinction (2014), This Luminous Coast (2011), The Earth Only Endures (2007), Agri-Culture (2002) and Regenerating Agriculture (1995). He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. He received the UK honour of OBE in 2006 for services to sustainable agriculture, and an honorary degree from Ohio State University in 2009. He has made many media contributions, including to BBC radio, on agriculture, food and sustainability. Zareen Pervez Bharucha is a Research Fellow in the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, where she leads the Global Risk and Resilience research theme. Her work addresses sustainability transitions, resilience and adaptation with a particular focus on rainfed farms in India. She is also co-editor and author of Ecocultures: Blueprints for Sustainable Communities (2015) and Deputy Editor for the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability.

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