In this Book
- Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
- Series: Our Sustainable Future
summary
With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation, American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms. Here one of the most eloquent and influential proponents of sustainable agriculture explains what this means. These engaging essays describe what sustainable agriculture is, why it began, and how it can succeed. Together they constitute a clear and compelling vision for rebalancing the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of agriculture to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future.
In Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore economic viability, ecological soundness, and social responsibility to our agricultural system and thus ensure sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a sustainable food system and a sustainable society.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Part One: The Industrialization of American Agriculture
- 4. The Corporatization of America
- pp. 45-60
- Part Two: New Hope for the Future of Farming
- Part Three: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
- 10. Economics of Sustainable Farming
- pp. 122-139
- 11. The Renaissance of Rural America
- pp. 140-156
- Part Four: The New American Farmer
- 13. Survival Strategies for Small Farms
- pp. 177-192
- Part Five: Creating Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
- 17. The Real Costs of Globalization
- pp. 243-274
- 19. The New American Food System
- pp. 274-292
- 20. American Agriculture After Fossil Energy
- pp. 293-312
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803217447
MARC Record
OCLC
226968226
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No