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Soil conservation and sustainable land use : an economic approach.
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ISBN: 9068320424 9789068320428 Year: 1993 Volume: 4 Publisher: Amsterdam Royal tropical institute

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Balancing on a Planet
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ISBN: 0520277422 0520957083 0520277414 1306196566 9780520957084 9781306196567 9780520277410 9780520277427 9780520277410 9780520277427 Year: 2014 Publisher: Berkeley and Los Angeles, California

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This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its environmental impact-and continue to fulfill cultural, social, and psychological needs related to food. Balancing on a Planet is based on Cleveland's research and engaging teaching about food and agriculture for more than three decades. It is a tool to help students, faculty, researchers, and interested readers understand debates about the current crisis and alternatives for the future.  

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