Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism Societal Influences [Hardcover]

Agroecology not only encompasses aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regarding status and advances in this field, connections must be established with many disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, environmental sciences, ethics, agriculture, economics, ecology, rural development, sustainability, policy and education, or integrations of these general themes so as to provide integrated points of view that will help lead to a more sustainable construction of values than conventional economics alone. Such designs are inherently complex and dynamic, and go beyond the individual farm to include landscapes, communities, and biogeographic regions by emphasizing their unique agricultural and ecological values, and their biological, societal, and cultural components and processes.

Foreword; Acknowledgements
List of Contributors and Biosketches of Editors and Authors
Future Visions for Experiential Education in the Agroecology Learning Landscape, (Francis et al.)
Abstract, 1. Introduction: Current Perspectives in Agroecology Education, 2. Historical Precedents for Experiential Learning, 3. Theoretical Foundation for Systems Action Education, 4. Building Components into Integrated Systems, 5. Potentials for Experiential Distance Learning, 6. Capacity-Building through Experiential Learning, 7. Experiential Learning in Collaboration with Non-University Stakeholders, 8. Successful Models of Experiential Systems Learning, 9. Challenges and Opportunities for Experiential Learning in Universities and Colleges, 10. Experiential Learning in Agroecology Learning Landscapes: Back to the Future, Acknowledgements, References
International Shifts in Agricultural Debates and Practice: An Historical View of Analyses of Global Agriculture (Feldman and Biggs)
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