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Books by Miguel Altieri






Ethical Issues in Biotechnology
by Richard Sherlock, Contributor-Nicholas Agar, Contributor-Miguel Altieri, Contributor-Ronnie Cummings, Contributor-Joyce D'silva, Contributor-Ron Epstein, Contributor-Mira Fong, Contributor-Jean Halloran, Contributor-Michael Hansen, Contributor-Heta Hayry, Contributor-Bette Hillman, Contributor-A Holland, Contributor-Leon Kass, Contributor-Carl Cohen, Contributor-Eds, John D. Morrey, Andrew, H. T. Englehardt, R. G. Frey, Miriam Mcgillis, Martina Mcgloughlin, Julie Palmer, Steven Palumbi, Madison Powers, J. R. Ravetz, Rosamond Rhodes, B. E. Rollin, Peter Rosset, Paul Thompson, Harold Vanderpool, Allen Verhey, Robert Wachbroit, Leroy Walters, Frey/Sherlock/Morrey, Contributor-American..., Signe D. Waller, Americans For Resea
Hardcover, 664 Pages, Published 2002 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1357-0, ISBN: 0-7425-1357-2

"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 ..."






Globalization and the Rural Environment
(Series on Latin American Studies)
by Otto Thomas Solbrig, Contributor-Miguel Altieri, Contributor-V. Balaji, Francesco Di Castri, Contributor-Sandra Batie, Contributor-Nazri Choucri, Robert Paarlberg, Contributor-Juan Enriquez, Contributor-Eugenio Figueroa, Contributor-Robert Horsch, Contributor-Jordan Kimball, Contributor-William Lockeretz, Contributor-Jerry Melillo, Contributor-Otto Doering, Carlos H. Cadoppi, John H. Coatsworth, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Rocio Fernandez Ales, Anthony C. Janetos, Professor Pierre R. Crosson, Rolando Meninato, Jean-Claude Monolou, Lazaro Ojeda Quintana, Angelo Palermo, Roberto Peiretti, Max Pfeffer, Veronique Plocq Fichelet, Beatrice Rogers, Carlos A. Salvador, Emilio Satorre, Laura Vainesman, Raul Vera, Ernesto F. Viglizzo, Contributor-Wyn Grant, Merilee S. Grindle, Talal Younes, Contributor-Jan Blom, Professor Robert L. Paarlberg, Contributor-Pierre Crosson
Paperback, 551 Pages, Published 2001 by David Rockefeller Center For Latin American Studies
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00531-0, ISBN: 0-674-00531-7

" 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(Updated)
by Richard Sherlock, Miguel Altieri, Joyce D'silva, Ron Epstein, Mira Fong, Jean Halloran, Michael Hansen, Heta Hayry, Bette Hillman, A. Holland, Ronnie Cummings, Andrew Linzey, John D. Morrey, Martina Mcgloughlin, Miriam Mcgillis, Professor Nicholas Agar, Professor Carl Cohen, Leon R. Kass, H. T. Englehardt, R. G. Frey, Professor Paul Thompson, Julie Palmer, Steven Palumbi, J. R. Ravetz, B. E. Rollin, Peter Rosset, Harold Vanderpool, Allen Verhey, Robert Wachbroit, Madison Powers, Rosamond Rhodes, Leroy Walters, Nicholas Agar, Eds, Leon Kass, Carl Cohen, Development, Wm H. Thornton, Frey/Sherlock/Morrey, Prof Richard Sherlock, Americans For Resea, For The...
Paperback, 664 Pages, Published 2002 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1377-8, ISBN: 0-7425-1377-7

"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 ..."






Earthscan Food and Agriculture Ser.
Principles and Practices of Agroecology for Sustainable and Resilient Farming
by Miguel Altieri, Clara L. Nicholls
288 Pages, Published 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-5942-5, ISBN: 0-8153-5942-X






Agroecology
Science and Politics (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies: Little Books on Big Issues)
by Peter M. Rosset, Miguel Altieri
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. ..."






Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition(2nd Edition)
by Clara Ines Nicholls, Miguel Altieri
Hardcover, 252 Pages, Published 2004 by Crc Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-56022-922-3, ISBN: 1-56022-922-5

"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 ..."






Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition
by Miguel Altieri, Clara Nicholls
252 Pages, Published 2004 by Crc Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4822-7793-7, ISBN: 1-4822-7793-X

"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, Miguel Altieri
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 ..."






Crop Protection Strategies For Subsistence Farmers
(Westview Studies in Insect Biology)
by Miguel Altieri
Hardcover, 197 Pages, Published 1993 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-8635-5, ISBN: 0-8133-8635-7

"A study of crop-protection strategies for subsistence farmers."






Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition(2nd Edition)
by Miguel Angel Altieri, Clara Ines Nicholls
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Crc Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-56022-923-0, ISBN: 1-56022-923-3

"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 ..."






Forgotten Agricultural Heritage
Reconnecting food systems and sustainable development
by Parviz Koohafkan, Miguel A. Altieri
312 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-315-47007-8, ISBN: 1-315-47007-1

"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."






Ecological Engineering for Pest Management
Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods
by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, Miguel A. Altieri
Ebook, 244 Pages, Published 2004 by Csiro Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-643-10007-7, ISBN: 0-643-10007-5

"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 ..."

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