TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matson,P.A.
TI  - Seeds of sustainablility: lessons from the birthplace of the Green Revolution 
SN  - 9781610911771
AV  - S451.7 .S44 2012eb
U1  - 631.5/8097217 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Island Press
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
KW  - Mexico
KW  - Yaqui River Valley
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - Green Revolution
KW  - Agriculture durable
KW  - Mexique
KW  - Yaqui, Vallée du
KW  - Études de cas
KW  - Durabilité de l'environnement
KW  - Révolution verte
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Agronomy
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Sustainable Agriculture
KW  - fast
KW  - afvalwaterbehandeling
KW  - waste water treatment
KW  - waterbeheer
KW  - water management
KW  - landbouw
KW  - agriculture
KW  - duurzame ontwikkeling
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - geschiedenis
KW  - history
KW  - ecosystemen
KW  - ecosystems
KW  - milieu
KW  - environment
KW  - Environmental Sciences (General)
KW  - Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index; Why the Yaqui Valley? An introduction; Pamela Matson and Walter Falcon --; A brief history of the Yaqui Valley; Ashley Dean --; Looking for "win-wins" in intensive agriculture; Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio --; Ecosystems and land use change in the Yaqui Valley: does agricultural intensification "spare land for nature"?; Pamela Matson and Peter Jewett --; Linking knowledge with action for sustainable development: A case study of change and effectiveness; Ellen McCullough and Pamela Matson --; Exploring vulnerability in the Yaqui Valley human-environment system; Pamela Matson, Amy Luers, and Ellen McCullough --; From wheat to waves and back again: connections between the Yaqui Valley and the Gulf of California; Michael Beman and Amy Luers --; The Yaqui Valley's agricultural transition to a more open economy; Rosamond Naylor and Walter Falcon --; Agricultural research and management at the field scale; Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio and David Lobell --; Nitrogen in the Yaqui Valley: sources, transfers, and consequences; Toby Ahrens [and others] --; Water resources management in the Yaqui Valley; Gerrit Schoups [and others] --; Lessons learned; Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
N2  - Seeds of Sustainability is a groundbreaking analysis of agricultural development and transitions toward more sustainable management in one region. An invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and students alike, it examines new approaches to make agricultural landscapes healthier for both the environment and people. The Yaqui Valley is the birthplace of the Green Revolution and one of the most intensive agricultural regions of the world, using irrigation, fertilizers, and other technologies to produce some of the highest yields of wheat anywhere. It also faces resource limitations, threats to human health, and rapidly changing economic conditions. In short, the Yaqui Valley represents the challenge of modern agriculture: how to maintain livelihoods and increase food production while protecting the environment. Renowned scientist Pamela Matson and colleagues from leading institutions in the U.S. and Mexico spent fifteen years in the Yaqui Valley in Sonora, Mexico addressing this challenge. Seeds of Sustainability represents the culmination of their research, providing unparalleled information about the causes and consequences of current agricultural methods. Even more importantly, it shows how knowledge can translate into better practices, not just in the Yaqui Valley, but throughout the world
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