Agroecology av Stephen R. (Professor Emeritus University of California Santa Cruz USA) Gliessman, V. Ernesto (Vermont Univ.) Mendez, Victor M. (Vermon

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<P>Agroecology 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:</P><UL><LI>A chapter on Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture, covering the similarities and distinctions among different approaches to sustainable agriculture</LI><LI>A chapter on Ecological Pest, Weed, and Disease Management</LI><LI>A chapter on Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture</LI><LI>A chapter on Agriculture and the Climate Crisis</LI><LI>A revised analysis and critique of the food system¿s embeddedness in the extractive capitalist world economy t