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- Book Title
- Natures Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food
- ISBN-10
- 1844077829
- ISBN
- 9781844077823
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1844077829
ISBN-13
9781844077823
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73146764
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Nature's Matrix : Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty
Language
English
Subject
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, Human Rights, Agriculture / General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2009-012711
Reviews
'This well written book is informed by sophisticated ecological theory applied to the complexities of modern tropical development in a dazzling critique of conventional thinking.'Susanna Hecht, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Fate of the Forest'Greens of every stripe -- agro-ecologists, conservationists, regional planners -- recognize the need for ecologically farmed areas, an empowered farm population, preserved areas in any sustainable, just and productive mosaic landscape. We all advocate this integration. This book does it.'Richard Levins, Professor of Population Sciences at Harvard University and author of The Dialectical Biologist and Biology Under the Influence'Nature's Matrix makes the powerful case that sustainable peasant agriculture is a positive force for biodiversity conservation, contrary to a lot of misrepresentation in the literature. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the connections between food sovereignty and the environment.'Peter Rosset, author of Food Is Different and Promised Land'As the authors demonstrate in this ground-breaking book, traditional agroecosystems not only offer promising models for other areas as they promote biodiversity, thrive without agrochemicals, and sustain year-round yields but are key for food sovereignty and the conservation of millions of wild species as they promote high quality matrices.'Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture'An excellent book, highly recommended.'Agroforestry News'By providing analysis of how agriculture, conservation and biodiversity should be managed for the nutritional and social benefit of the majority, as well as the environmental security of the planet, Nature's Matrix offers policymakers, agronomists and ecologists much to ponder.'New Agriculturist'An important publication that should be read by all ecologists, because the arguments are backed up with a considerable quantity of data.'Janet SprentBritish Ecological SOciety, 2010. 'Hopefully books such as these will help the change from denial to holistic thinking.' IZWA. 'This book is an important read for conservationists who are invited to adopt a landscape matrix perspective and aim for better understanding of the socio-economic and political forces that influence land use'ORC Bulletin, Dec 2010, 'This well written book is informed by sophisticated ecological theory applied to the complexities of modern tropical development in a dazzling critique of conventional thinking.' - Susanna Hecht, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Fate of the Forest. 'Greens of every stripe - agro-ecologists, conservationists, regional planners - recognize the need for ecologically farmed areas, an empowered farm population, preserved areas in any sustainable, just and productive mosaic landscape. We all advocate this integration. This book does it.' - Richard Levins, Professor of Population Sciences at Harvard University and author of The Dialectical Biologist and Biology Under the Influence. 'Nature's Matrix makes the powerful case that sustainable peasant agriculture is a positive force for biodiversity conservation, contrary to a lot of misrepresentation in the literature. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the connections between food sovereignty and the environment.' - Peter Rosset, author of Food Is Different and Promised Land. 'As the authors demonstrate in this ground-breaking book, traditional agroecosystems not only offer promising models for other areas as they promote biodiversity, thrive without agrochemicals, and sustain year-round yields but are key for food sovereignty and the conservation of millions of wild species as they promote high quality matrices.' - Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture. 'An excellent book, highly recommended.' - Agroforestry News. 'By providing analysis of how agriculture, conservation and biodiversity should be managed for the nutritional and social benefit of the majority, as well as the environmental security of the planet, Nature's Matrix offers policymakers, agronomists and ecologists much to ponder.' - New Agriculturist. 'An important publication that should be read by all ecologists, because the arguments are backed up with a considerable quantity of data.' - Janet Sprent, British Ecological Society, 2010. 'Hopefully books such as these will help the change from denial to holistic thinking.' - IZWA. 'This book is an important read for conservationists who are invited to adopt a landscape matrix perspective and aim for better understanding of the socio-economic and political forces that influence land use' - ORC Bulletin, Dec 2010., 'This well written book is informed by sophisticated ecological theory applied to the complexities of modern tropical development in a dazzling critique of conventional thinking.'Susanna Hecht, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Fate of the Forest'Greens of every stripe -- agro-ecologists, conservationists, regional planners -- recognize the need for ecologically farmed areas, an empowered farm population, preserved areas in any sustainable, just and productive mosaic landscape. We all advocate this integration. This book does it.'Richard Levins, Professor of Population Sciences at Harvard University and author of The Dialectical Biologist and Biology Under the Influence'Nature's Matrix makes the powerful case that sustainable peasant agriculture is a positive force for biodiversity conservation, contrary to a lot of misrepresentation in the literature. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the connections between food sovereignty and the environment.'Peter Rosset, author of Food Is Different and Promised Land'As the authors demonstrate in this ground-breaking book, traditional agroecosystems not only offer promising models for other areas as they promote biodiversity, thrive without agrochemicals, and sustain year-round yields but are key for food sovereignty and the conservation of millions of wild species as they promote high quality matrices.'Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
304.2/8
Table Of Content
1. Matrix Matters: An Overview 2. The Ecological Argument 3. The Agricultural Matrix 4. The Broad Social Context for Understanding Biodiversity, Conservation and Agriculture 5. Coffee, Cacao and Food Crops: Case Studies of Agriculture and Biodiversity 6. The New Paradigm References Index
Synopsis
Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation as is the nature of the matrix of agriculture that surrounds them. Local extinctions from conservation fragments are inevitable and must be balanced by migrations if massive extinction is to be avoided. High migration rates only occur in what the authors refer to as 'high quality' matrices, which are created by alternative agroecological techniques, as opposed to the industrial monocultural model of agriculture. The authors argue that the only way to promote such high quality matrices is to work with rural social movements. Their ideas are at odds with the major trends of some of the large conservation organizations that emphasize targeted land purchases of protected areas. They argue that recent advances in ecological research make such a general approach anachronistic and call, rather, for solidarity with the small farmers around the world who are currently struggling to attain food sovereignty. Nature's Matrix proposes a radically new approach to the conservation of biodiversity based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus political realities, particularly in the world's tropical regions.
LC Classification Number
S589.7.P47 2009
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