"Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology; human genetics; gene therapy; human cl ..."
" As the world transitions from an industrial society to an information society, agriculture has undergone a dramatic transformation. Food production in the 20th century was transformed by three revolutions: first mechanical, then genetic, and finally chemical. Now, in the 21st century, agriculture is going through at least two more revolutions: an information technology revolution leading to precision farming, and a biotechnology revol ..."
"Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology; human genetics; gene therapy; human cl ..."
Agroecology Science and Politics (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies: Little Books on Big Issues) by Peter M. Rosset, MiguelAltieri Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Fernwood Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-55266-975-4, ISBN: 1-55266-975-0
"Our global food system is largely based on unsustainable industrial agricultural practices, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, is controlled by a handful of large corporations and produces unhealthy food. Agroecology is a solution to these increasingly urgent problems. After decades of being dismissed by mainstream institutions and defended in obscurity by grassroots movements and farmers, agroecology is suddenly in fashion. ..."
"Explore the latest research on biological control! Completely updated for 2003, this new edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Containing new findings and reports of strategies, Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition will show you how pests can be managed by enhancing beneficial biodiversity using agroecological diversification methods. Biodiversity ..."
"Paoletti, M. G., B. R. Stinner, and G. G. Lorenzoni. 1989. Agricultural ecology and
environment. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Peng, R. K., L. D. Incoll, S. L. Sutton, C. Wright
, and A. Chadwick. 1993. Diversity of airborne arthropods in a silvoarableĀ ..."
Enduring Seeds(1st Edition) Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation by Gary Paul Nabhan, Wendell Berry, MiguelAltieri Paperback, 225 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Arizona Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-2259-0, ISBN: 0-8165-2259-6
"As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss of animals but in many ways more critical. In this book, one of America's leading ethnobotanists warns about our loss of natural vegetation and plant diversity while providing insights into traditional Native agricultural practices in the Americas. Gary Paul Nabhan here reveals the rich dive ..."
"Explore the latest research on biological control! Completely updated for 2004, this new edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Containing new findings and reports of strategies, Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition will show you how pests can be managed by enhancing beneficial biodiversity using agroecological diversification methods. Biodiversity and P ..."
Agroecology The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture, Second Edition by Miguel A Altieri 448 Pages, Published 2018 by Crc Press ISBN-13: 978-0-429-96401-5, ISBN: 0-429-96401-3
"The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture, Second Edition Miguel A Altieri. About the Contributors Miguel A. Altieri is associate professor and associate entomologist at the Laboratory of Biological Control , Department of Environmental ..."
"This book provides a unique compilation of this forgotten agricultural heritage and is based on objective scientific evaluation and evidence of the value of these systems for present and future generations."
"Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods Geoff M Gurr, Steve D Wratten,
Miguel A Altieri. Salveter, R. ( 1998). The influence of sown herb strips and ... G.
Morrin, Quebec. Ullrich, K. (2001 ). The influence of wildflower strips on plant and
insect (Hetroptera) diversity in an arable landscape. Ph.D. thesis, Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland. 127 pages, van Emden, H.F. (
1990). Plant diversity ..."