" 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 ..."
"Arthur Silvers, Pierre Crosson. Table 28. Agricultural Production and Population:
Regions of Hermosillo and Ciudad Obregdn Hermosillo Ciudad Obregdn
Agricultural production3 Agricultural production** (millions (millions Value Of $)
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"... indefinite maintenance of the productivity of the land. Conceivably,
technologies could be developed which would greatly reduce or even eliminate
the need for land as a source of nutrients, for example, hydroponic farming.
However, such technologies are not now on even the most '7 See, for example,
Earl Swanson and David MacCallum, “Income Effects of Rainfall Erosion Control,
” journal of Soil and Water Conservation vol. 24, no. ..."
"Rapid growth of urban populations is a major characteristic of economic development and demographic change in developing countries leading to industrialisation and modernisation of major cities. Originally published in 1980, this study focusses on these issues using Mexico as a case study as well as analysing the risk of over-urbanisation and what the effects will be on cities such as Mexico City. This title will be of interest to stude ..."
The Cropland Crisis Myth or Reality? by PierreCrosson 250 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-135-98413-7, ISBN: 1-135-98413-1
"and Environmental Impacts of Agriculture inthe UnitedStates, ̄ unpublished
manuscript, 1980, Resources for the Future. ... Degradation: Effects on Food and
Energy Resources, ̄ Science vol. ... 24,no.2 (March-April 1969) pp. 56¥59.
WesleyD.Seitz, C. Robert Taylor, Robert G. F. Spitze, Craig Osteen, and Mack C.
Nelson,. ®Economic. Impacts of Soil Erosion Control, ̄ Land Economicsvol. 55,
no. 1 (February 1979) pp.28¥42. 18 Pierre Cros ..."
"Chapter 5 by Pierre R. Crosson addresses the question of how governments and
the international community will ... In chapter 8 Roger A. Sedjo and Allen M.
Solomon examine the potential effects of greenhouse-induced climate ... In
chapter 9 Sandra S. Batie and Herman H. Shugart deal with the vulnerabilities of
unmanaged forests and other ... The panel was chaired by Chester L. Cooper
and included D. Gale Johnson, Michael Oppenheimer ..."
The Vanishing Farmland Crisis Critical Views of the Movement to Preserve Agricultural Land by John Baden 180 Pages, Published 2021 by University Press Of Kansas ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-3138-4, ISBN: 0-7006-3138-0