Resilient agriculture : cultivating food systems for a changing climate /

"Resilient Agriculture, Second Edition explores the latest science on climate risk and resilience through the adaptation stories of award-winning farmers and ranchers to explore the powerful solutions offered by agriculture and food systems designed to restore the natural, human, and social res...

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מחבר ראשי: Lengnick, Laura (Author)
פורמט: Licensed eBooks
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2022]
מהדורה:Expanded & updated second edition.
גישה מקוונת:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2355179
תוכן הענינים:
  • Part 1. Why Think Resilience?. Waking up to climate change ; Climate change is changing the weather ; Understanding exposure ; Understanding sensitivity ; Understanding adaptive capacity ; Managing climate risk : adaptation stories
  • Part 2. The Rules of Resilience?. A new way to think about solutions ; The qualities and behaviors of resilient systems ; The rules of resilience ; Is sustainable agriculture a resilient agriculture? ; Resilient agriculture : new tools for shaping change
  • Part 3. What Path to Resilience?. The light and the dark of these times ; Adding resilience to the menu ; The way forward
  • Part 4. Real World Resilience : Stories of Land, People and Community. Vegetables ; Fruits and nuts ; Grains ; Livestock.