Metrics for Agricultural Sustainability (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415627133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marty D. . Matlock is Area Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, andProfessor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, at the University of Arkansas, USA
These metrics are informative at the individual level, but are shown collectively to provide a more complete understanding of the risks and opportunities for innovation and consumer acceptance across agricultural and food production systems. The book describes the process of integrating metrics into indices for decision-making, with examples from the US, Europe, and Asia.. The confusing way in which sustainable agriculture has been defined and measured is clarified in this comprehensive volume, which provides an inventory of the metrics for sustainable agriculture from cradle to the farm gate, organized by media and scale. Example metrics include change in soil organic carbon as an integrating metric for soil health, change in groundwater level as a metric of over-withdrawal, current and change in land use diversity as an integrating metric for biodiversity, and farm worker education as an integrating metric of social prosperity
About the AuthorMarty D. . Matlock is Area Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, andProfessor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, at the University of Arkansas, USA