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International Year of FamilyFarming 2014Springer Title List

The International Year of Family Farming 2014, declared by the UN,aims to indicate the role of farming families as the world’s biggest foodproducer. The World Rural Forum and 360 farmer organizations want to callattention on poverty and hunger and to encourage policies for sustainabledevelopment. We therefor selected the best Springer titles on this subject tosupport and ease your choice.

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P. Davies

In Wildwood

Forests, according to folklore, are places of mysteryand fear the haunts of fierce animals and fiercer men.Yet for our ancestors the forests were sources of foodand fuel, managed spaces. The forest of Pen Gelli inWales was used by charcoal burners in the Iron Ageand after, while Strata Florida served the needs ofa Cistercian Abbey: the maple forests of Vermontreclaimed land used until the 19th century for sheep-farming. In these forests photographer Pete Davishas been exploring the dichotomy in forest fact andfable for over a decade, marking the changes workedby time, weather and human intervention. This isnot a vision of the green splendour or the dark mys-tery of the[...]

FeaturesForests, according to folklore, are places of mysteryand fear the haunts of fierce animals and fiercer men.Yet for our ancestors the forests were sources of foodand fuel, managed spaces. The forest of Pen Gelli inWales was used by charcoal burners in the Iron Ageand after, while Strata Florida served the needs ofa Cistercian Abbey: the maple forests of Vermontreclaimed land used until the 19th [..]

Fields of interestPhotography; Fine Arts

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner

Type of publicationProfessional book

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Biomedicine

E. Rehbinder, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; M.Engelhard, Europäische Akademie, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler,Germany; K. Hagen, Europäische Akademie, Bad Neue-nahr-Ahrweiler, Germany; R.B. Jørgensen, Risoe National Lab-oratory, Roskilde, Denmark; R. Pardo Avellaneda, Banco BilbaoVizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Madrid, Spain; A. Schnieke, TUMünchen, Freising, Germany; F. Thiele, Europäische Akademie,Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

PharmingPromises and risks ofbBiopharmaceuticals derived fromgenetically modified plants and animals

Recent scientific advances have made it possible toproduce biopharmaceuticals in genetically modifiedplants and animals, such as maize, tobacco, goats,and chickens. This new branch of biotechnologyis termed pharming, composed of the terms phar-maceuticals and farming. Pharming constitutes anoverlap of red and green biotechnology. It offers theprospect of a quicker, cheaper, and more flexibleproduction of biopharmaceuticals compared withcurrent production processes. This is a promisingperspective in light of the rapidly growing market ofbiopharmaceuticals, although the economic compet-itiveness of pharming remains to be proven. Besidespossible benefits for producers, patients[...]

FeaturesRecent scientific advances have made it possible toproduce biopharmaceuticals in genetically modifiedplants and animals, such as maize, tobacco, goats,and chickens. This new branch of biotechnologyis termed pharming, composed of the terms phar-maceuticals and farming. Pharming constitutes anoverlap of red and green biotechnology. It offers theprospect of a quicker, cheaper, and more flexibleproduction [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- The Technology of Pharming.- RiskAssessment of Plant- and Animal Pharming.- TheWelfare of Pharming Animals.- Public Views andAttitudes to Pharming.- The Ethical Evaluation ofPharming.- The Role of Patents in the Developmentof Pharming.- Legal Problems of Pharming.- Con-clusions and Recommendations.

Fields of interestPharmacology / Toxicology; Biochemical Engineer-ing; Ethics; Biomedical Engineering

Target groupsResearch

Type of publicationMonograph


Hardcover2009. (Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment,Vol. 35)74,95 €ISBN 978-3-540-85792-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

O.V. Singh, S.P. Harvey, US Army Medical Research, AberdeenProving Ground, USA (Eds.)

Sustainable BiotechnologySources of Renewable Energy

Sustainable Biotechnology; Sources of RenewableEnergy draws on the vast body of knowledge aboutrenewable resources for biofuel research, with theaim to bridge the technology gap and focus on crit-ical aspects of lignocellulosic biomolecules and therespective mechanisms regulating their bioconver-sion to liquid fuels and other value-added products.This book is a collection of outstanding researchreports and reviews elucidating several broad-rang-ing areas of progress and challenges in the utilizationof sustainable resources of renewable energy, espe-cially in biofuels.

FeaturesNature offers abundant renewable resources thatcan be used to replace fossil fuels but issues of cost,technology readiness levels, and compatibility withexisting distribution networks remain. Cellulosicethanol and biodiesel are the most immediatelyobvious target fuels, with hydrogen, methane andbutanol as other potentially viable products. Sustain-able Biotechnology; Sources of [..]

ContentsApplications of Biotechnology for the Utilizationof Renewable Energy Resources. 1 Heat and masstransport in processing of lignocellulosic biomass forfuels and chemicals. 2 Biofuels from LignocellulosicBiomass. 3 Environmentally Sustainable Biofuels –The Case for Biodiesel, Biobutanol and CellulosicEthanol. 4 Biotechnological Applications of Hemi-cellulosic Derived Sugars: State-of-the-art. 5 TacticalGarbage to Energy Refinery (TGER). 6 Productionof Methane Biogas as Fuel through Anaerobic Diges-tion. 7 Waste to renewable energy: a sustainable andgreen approach towards production[...]

Fields of interestBiomedicine (general); Biotechnology; Microbiology;Renewable and Green Energy; Applied Microbiology


Type of publicationContributed volume


Hardcover2010.169,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-3294-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

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J. Zweigenbaum, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, USA(Ed.)

Mass Spectrometry in Food SafetyMethods and Protocols

As a key component of human survival, a safe andsufficient food supply is essential for a healthy andproductive population throughout the world, soassurance that the food supply is clean and free ofharmful substances is a global concern. In MassSpectrometry in Food Safety: Methods and Pro-tocols, experts in the field provide context to thesubject through reviews of regulations in variouscountries, the current state-of-the art, and specific,detailed scientific methods being employed today. The volume thoroughly covers the key areas infood safety, such as detection of low level chemi-cal residues, pesticide analysis aided by chromato-graphic techniques, and the revealing of[...]

FeaturesAs a key component of human survival, a safe andsufficient food supply is essential for a healthy andproductive population throughout the world, soassurance that the food supply is clean and free ofharmful substances is a global concern. In MassSpectrometry in Food Safety: Methods and Proto-cols, experts in the field provide context to the sub-ject through reviews of regulations in various [..]

ContentsEuropean Union Regulations.- China’s Food SafetyRegulation and Mass Spectrometry.- United Statesand Japanese Food Regulations.- QuEChERS Sam-ple Preparation Approach for Mass SpectrometricAnalysis of Pesticide Residues in Foods.- AutomatedSolid Phase Extraction.- Multiresidue PesticideAnalysis by Capillary Gas Chromatography-MassSpectrometry.- Targeted Pesticide Residue Analy-sis Using Triple Quad LC-MS/MS.- LC/TOF-MSAnalysis of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables: TheEmerging Role of Accurate Mass in the Unambigu-ous Identification of Pesticides in Food.- HormoneAnalysis in Food[...]

Fields of interestPharmacology / Toxicology; Food Science; AnalyticalChemistry




Hardcover2011. XII, 416p. 104 illus.. (Methods in Molecular Biol-ogy, Vol. 747)109,95 €ISBN 978-1-61779-135-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Chemistry

J.M. Aguilera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago,Chile; P.J. Lillford, University of York, Heslington, York, UnitedKingdom (Eds.)

Food Materials SciencePrinciples and Practice

Food Materials Science provides the science behindstructuring processes for foods and applications infood product design. The first in its field, the book isan invaluable reference. The creation of added valuefrom raw food materials is a legitimate aspirationof the modern food industry. Adding value to foodsrequires knowledge of what the consumer wants andcreating products that satisfy the demand. Quality,convenience and safety are the major drivers of themodern food industry. Food manufacture is aboutproducing billions of units of standardized productswhich must be cheap, nutritious, safe and appealingto the consumer’s taste. Food products are complexmulticomponent and[...]

FeaturesFood Materials Science provides the science behindstructuring processes for foods and applications infood product design. The first in its field, the book isan invaluable reference. The creation of added valuefrom raw food materials is a legitimate aspirationof the modern food industry. Adding value to foodsrequires knowledge of what the consumer wants andcreating products that [..]

ContentsFundamentals: Why Food Materials Science?- TheComposite Structure of Biological Tissue used forFood.- Food Polymers.- The Crystalline State.- TheGlassy State.- Rubber elasticity and Wheat GlutenProteins.- State Diagrams of Food Materials.- Nan-otechnology in Food Materials Research.- Assemblyof Structures in Foods.- Solid Food Foams.- Prob-ing Food Structures.- Structuring Operations: Struc-ture-property relationships in foods.- StructuringWater by Gelation.- Bubble Containing Foods.-Emulsions: Principles and Preparation.- Processingof Food Powders.-Fat Crystal Networks.-[...]

Fields of interestFood Science; Chemistry (general); Physical Chem-istry




Hardcover2008. (Food Engineering Series)169,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-71946-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H.K. Biesalski, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Hidden Hunger

Hidden Hunger is an increasing problem even indeveloped countries, whose potential negative con-sequences on long-term health are often overlookedand underestimated. Chronic malnutrition is at thecore of the global hunger challenge facing science,politics, and economics. In plain language and withmoving examples, Hans K. Biesalski describes howhidden hunger affects human health long beforemalnutrition becomes obvious. Worldwide, over onethird of deaths among children under 5 years of ageis associated with malnutrition. As poverty is themain reason for hidden hunger, addressing this direchallenge requires long-term policies. Land grabbingand climate change seriously[...]

FeaturesHidden Hunger is an increasing problem even indeveloped countries, whose potential negative con-sequences on long-term health are often overlookedand underestimated. Chronic malnutrition is at thecore of the global hunger challenge facing science,politics, and economics. In plain language and withmoving examples, Hans K. Biesalski describes howhidden hunger affects human health long beforemalnutrition [..]

ContentsHunger - a baseline study of the current situation.-Hidden hunger.- Causes of hidden hunger.- Trappedon the hunger carousel - generation after genera-tion.- Quality comes with a price tag - the deadly tri-angle of economics, hunger and child development.-Ways out of the hunger crisis - making food securitysecure.- Strategies to combat hidden hunger.

Fields of interestFood Science; Agriculture; Public Health; Develop-ment Economics; Popular Science

Target groupsPopular/general

Type of publicationPopular science


HardcoverEnglish edition of 'Der verborgene Hunger' (SpringerSpektrum), 2012, ISBN 978-3-8274-2952-02013. XIII, 255 p. 34 illus.34,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-33949-3Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.




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M. Canavari, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; K.D. Olson,University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA (Eds.)

Organic FoodConsumers' Choices and Farmers' Opportunities

Consumers’ attention to food safety issues and envi-ronmental issues has increased overwhelmingly inrecent decades because of their increased concernabout their own health, the environment’s health,and the crises and emergencies reported world-wide. Once the only option, organic agriculture hasalways been a production option followed by at leasta few farmers all over the world. These farmers wereprompted by ethical and environmental motivations,as well as by committed consumers who supportedorganic agriculture thanks to a separate but fairlyelitist distribution channel. Organic food now hasbecome a viable alternative for an increasing numberof consumers that are worried about[...]

FeaturesConsumers’ attention to food safety issues and envi-ronmental issues has increased overwhelmingly inrecent decades because of their increased concernabout their own health, the environment’s health,and the crises and emergencies reported worldwide.Once the only option, organic agriculture has alwaysbeen a production option followed by at least a fewfarmers all over the world. These farmers were [..]

ContentsFrom Niche to Market: the Growth of Organic Busi-ness in Italy.- An Overview of Organic Agriculturein the United States.- A Comparative ProfitabilityAnalysis of Organic and Conventional Farms inEmilia-Romagna and in Minnesota.- Situation andPerspectives of Organic Meat in Italy.- Profitabilityof Organic Cropping Systems in Southwestern Min-nesota.- Comparing the Profitability of Organic andIntegrated Crop Management.- Marketing Strategiesfor Organic Wine Growers in the Veneto Region.-Investigating Preferences for Environment FriendlyProduction Practices.- Potential Demand for[...]

Fields of interestFood Science; Agricultural Economics


Type of publicationProceedings


Hardcover2007. XVII, 197 p.149,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-39581-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Gobbetti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy; M. Gänzle,University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Eds.)

Handbook on SourdoughBiotechnology

In the last few decades, many efforts have been madeto exploit sourdough’s potential for making bakedgoods. Through the biotechnology of this traditionalbaking method, many sensory, rheological, nutri-tional, and shelf-life properties have been discoveredand/or rediscovered. Bakery industries are greatlyattracted by the potentials that sourdough presents,and new industrial protocols are being developed.To the best of our knowledge, there has been no sin-gle book dedicated to sourdough biotechnology, andwhich clearly demonstrate its potential. This bookaims at defining and highlighting the microbiologi-cal, technological, nutritional, and chemical aspectsof sourdough[...]

FeaturesBread and leavened bakery products have beenessential to human nourishment for millennia. Tra-ditionally, bread production has relied on the useof sourdough as a leavening agent and to impart acharacteristic quality to baked goods. In recent years,improved understanding of the biodiversity andmicrobial ecology of sourdough microbiota, the dis-covery of new species, and the commercialization ofinnovative [..]

Contents1. Historical and Social Aspects of Sourdough.- 2.Chemistry of Cereal Grains.- 3. Technology of BakedGoods.- 4. Technology of Sourdough Fermentationand Sourdough Applications.- 5. Taxonomy and Bio-diversity of Sourdough Yeasts and Lactic Acid Bacte-ria.- 6. Physiology and Biochemistry of SourdoughYeasts.- 7. Physiology and Biochemistry of LacticAcid Bacteria.- 8. Sourdough: A Tool to ImproveBread Structure.- 9. Nutritional Aspects of CerealFermentation with Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts.-10. Sourdough and Gluten-Free Products.- 11. Sour-dough and Cereal Beverages.- 12. Perspectives.

Fields of interestFood Science; Biochemistry; Biotechnology




Hardcover2013. VI, 298 p. 49 illus., 28 illus. in color.99,95 €ISBN 978-1-4614-5424-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

F. Harding

Milk Quality

Milk and dairy products are a major part of thehuman diet in many countries. It is not surpris-ing therefore that considerable attention is paidto obtaining the best possible quality of milk byimproving the yield, compositional quality andhygienic quality, and minimizing the level of conta-minants at all stages of milk production. This bookprovides easily understood background knowledgeof milk quality problems. It identifies the qualityparameters of significance, and explains what theyare, why they are important and how they are mea-sured. Practical help is given for the sampling andtesting of milk. Most important of all, the value ofgood quality milk and how it[...]

FeaturesMilk and dairy products are a major part of thehuman diet in many countries. It is not surpris-ing therefore that considerable attention is paidto obtaining the best possible quality of milk byimproving the yield, compositional quality andhygienic quality, and minimizing the level of conta-minants at all stages of milk production. This bookprovides easily understood background knowledgeof milk [..]

Fields of interestFood Science









M. Hefnawy, Ag-Tech International Inc., Greeneville, USA (Ed.)

Advances in Food ProtectionFocus on Food Safety and Defense

The global food-supply chain is vulnerable to threatsfrom a variety of directions. Hence food security andsafety remains a hot topic worldwide in academicresearch arenas and food industry practices. Thisbook describes efforts from academia, government,and industry to counter food terrorism and to pro-tect the food supply against any threat. In addition, itevaluates the global food supply, production capabil-ities, and food availability during and after disasters.Articles in the book assess food safety emergencies,and the prevention of, and response to deliberatecontamination by microbial or chemical substances.Minimization of health and economic risks followinga terrorist act[...]

FeaturesThe global food-supply chain is vulnerable to threatsfrom a variety of directions. Hence food security andsafety remains a hot topic worldwide in academicresearch arenas and food industry practices. Thisbook describes efforts from academia, government,and industry to counter food terrorism and to pro-tect the food supply against any threat. In addition, itevaluates the global food supply, production [..]

ContentsPreface.- NATO-SPS Pilot Study on Food ChainSecurity: Finding and Recommendations.- FoodSafety and Bioterrorism from Public Health Perspec-tive.- Food Safety: the Global Problem as a Chal-lenge for Future Initiatives and Activities.-SolidarityPrinciple as A System Tool for Mitigation of FloodImpacts / Scope and Effectiveness in Western BalkanCountries: An Issue for Investigation.- Higher Risksof Health Problems for Radio-Contaminated FoodConsumption by Human Population.-ChemicalPollutants Threatening Food Safety and Security:an Overview.- Defending the Safety of the GlobalFood[...]

Fields of interestChemistry (general); Applied Microbiology; FoodScience; Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods

Target groupsGraduate



Hardcover2011. XIII, 254p. 56 illus.. (NATO Science for Peace andSecurity Series A: Chemistry and Biology)139,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-1099-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

T. Hohn, K.M. Leisinger (Eds.)

Biotechnology of Food Crops inDeveloping Countries

Tropical crops such as cowpea, yam, plantain, andcassava are heavily underresearched but, in additionto rice, maize, wheat, and potato, are important asprimary or secondary food staples in the developingcountries. The modern tools of molecular and cel-lular technology offer the opportunity not only tomake substantial gains in knowledge of these crops,but also they overcome some of the obstacles whichpresently restrain both the genetic improvement andthe productivity of these crops in tropical farmingsystems. Increased nutritional value of these crops,reduced post-harvest perishability, and lower costsof production are some of the advantages taken frombiotechnology.[...]

FeaturesTropical crops such as cowpea, yam, plantain, andcassava are heavily underresearched but, in additionto rice, maize, wheat, and potato, are important asprimary or secondary food staples in the developingcountries. The modern tools of molecular and cel-lular technology offer the opportunity not only tomake substantial gains in knowledge of these crops,but also they overcome some of the obstacles which[..]

Contentsin Text eingebaut

Fields of interestBiotechnology; Agriculture; Forestry




Hardcover1999. XI, 227 p. (Plant Gene Research)89,99 €ISBN 978-3-211-83240-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

R.J. Marshall, London Metropolitan University, London, UnitedKingdom (Ed.)

Food SafetyA Practical and Case Study Approach

Food Safety: A Practical and Case Study Approach,the first volume of the ISEKI-Food book series, dis-cusses how food quality and safety are connected andhow they play a significant role in the quality of ourdaily lives. Topics include methods of food preserva-tion, food packaging, benefits and risks of microor-ganisms and process safety. The ISEKI-Food bookseries is a collection where various aspects of foodsafety and environmental issues are introduced andreviewed by scientists specializing in the field. In allof the books special emphasis is placed on includ-ing case studies applicable to each specific topic. Thebooks are intended for graduate students and seniorlevel[...]

FeaturesThe ISEKI-Food book series is a collection wherevarious aspects of food safety and environmentalissues are introduced and reviewed by scientistsspecializing in the field. In all of the books specialemphasis is placed on including case studies applic-able to each specific topic. The books are intendedfor graduate students and senior level undergraduatestudents as well as professionals and [..]

ContentsForeword.- Acknowledgements.- PRESERVATIONAND PROTECTION: Methods of Food Preser-vation.- The Challenge of Mycotoxins.- Preventa-tive Measures for Process Safety.- Food Packaging.-BENEFITS AND RISKS OF MICROORGANISMS:HACCP in the Cheese Manufacturing Process,a Case Study.- Genetically Modified Organismsand Food Safety.- Food Ingredients with Poten-tial to Modulate the Intestinal Microflora: TheRole of Probiotics and Prebiotics.- Exploitation ofMicroorganisms by the Food and Beverage Indus-try.- Pathogenicity, Commensalism, and the Benefi-cial Microorganisms.- Foodborne Viruses an[...]

Fields of interestFood Science




Hardcover2007. XIX, 311 p. (Integrating Food Science and Engi-neering Knowledge Into the Food Chain, Vol. 1)129,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-33509-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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E. Ortega-Rivas, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, Mexico

Non-thermal Food EngineeringOperations

A number of food engineering operations, in whichheat is not used as a preserving factor, have beenemployed and are applied for preparation (clean-ing, sorting, etc.), conversion (milling, agglomera-tion, etc.) or preservation (irradiation, high pressureprocessing, pulsed electric fields, etc.) purposes inthe food industry. This book presents a comprehen-sive treatise of all normally used food engineeringoperations that are carried out at room (or ambient)conditions, whether they are aimed at producingmicrobiologically safe foods with minimum alter-ation to sensory and nutritive properties, or theyconstitute routine preparative or transformationoperations. The book is written for[...]

FeaturesA number of food engineering operations, in whichheat is not used as a preserving factor, have beenemployed and are applied for preparation (cleaning,sorting, etc.), conversion (milling, agglomeration,etc.) or preservation (irradiation, high pressure pro-cessing, pulsed electric fields, etc.) purposes in thefood industry. This book presents a comprehensivetreatise of all normally used food engineering [..]

ContentsPart I. Introductory Aspects.- 1. Classification ofFood Processing and Preservation Operations.- 2.Common Preliminary Operations: Cleaning, Sort-ing, Grading.- 3. Materials Handling in the FoodIndustry.- 4. Size Reduction.- 5. Size Enlargement.-6. Mixing and Emulsification.- 7. Separation Tech-niques for Solids and Suspensions.- 8. MembraneSeparations.- 9. Electromagnetic Radiation: Ultravi-olet Energy Treatment.- 10. Ionizing Radiation: Irra-diation.- 11. Ultrasound in Food Preservation.- 12.Pulsed Light Technology.- 13. High-Voltage PulsedElectric Fields.- 14. Ultra-High[...]

Fields of interestFood Science; Biochemical Engineering; BiomedicalEngineering




Hardcover2012. XIV, 361 p. 119 illus. (Food Engineering Series)129,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-2037-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

P. Pechan, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Munich, Ger-many; O. Renn, Dialogik, Stuttgart, Germany; A. Watt, NERC Cen-tre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik, United Kingdom; I.Pongratz, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Safe or Not SafeDeciding What Risks to Accept in Our Environment and Food

Based on an EU workshop at the end of 2005, thebook discusses risk and our food supply. The intro-ductory chapter will discuss all aspects of risk andhow it applies to food, from risk classification torisk management. Following a discussion of risk, theauthors will present three different case studies thatwill emphasize the following issues:• What do wewant as individuals, as a society• What is the politicalcontext of the risk discussion • When do we act andwhat are the costs of not acting/acting• Internationaltrade and legal issues• Moral dimensions of decisionmaking • How do we deal with the disproportion-ate "power" of the various stakeholders• Rational-ity/emotive aspects[...]

FeaturesSafe or Not Safe aims to present a comprehensivepicture of food-related risk issues, as observed indaily life. Included are numerous real-life examplesshowing how scientists measure, assess, evaluateand manage potential risks, and how this helps us todecide how to manage our food chain and ultimatelythe food we eat. The book is divided into four inter-related chapters. Chapter one deals [..]

Contents1. Risks.- 2. Biodiversity at Risk.- 3. Chemical Conta-minants in Food.- 4. The Food Choices We Make.

Fields of interestFood Science; Nutrition; Genetic Engineering; Qual-ity Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk




Hardcover2011. II, 150p. 16 illus., 10 illus. in color.99,95 €ISBN 978-1-4419-7867-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N.N. Potter, J.H. Hotchkiss

Food ScienceFifth Edition

Now in its fifth edition, Food Science remains themost popular and reliable text for introductorycourses in food science and technology. This newedition retains the basic format and pedagogical fea-tures of previous editions and provides an up-to-datefoundation upon which more advanced and special-ized knowledge can be built. This essential volumeintroduces and surveys the broad and complex inter-relationships among food ingredients, processing,packaging, distribution and storage, and exploreshow these factors influence food quality and safety.Reflecting recent advances and emerging technolo-gies in the area, this new edition includes updatedcommodity and ingredient[...]

FeaturesNow in its fifth edition, Food Science remains themost popular and reliable text for introductorycourses in food science and technology. This newedition retains the basic format and pedagogical fea-tures of previous editions and provides an up-to-datefoundation upon which more advanced and special-ized knowledge can be built. This essential volumeintroduces and surveys the broad and complex [..]

Fields of interestFood Science; Chemistry (general)


Type of publicationUndergraduate textbook


Hardcover1995. XV, 608 p. (Food Science Text Series)69,95 €ISBN 978-0-8342-1265-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





N.J. Russell, University London, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom;G.W. Gould (Eds.)

Food Preservatives

For centuries man has treated food to prolong itsedible life, and nowadays both traditional and mod-ern preservatives are used widely to ensure the satis-factory maintenance of quality and safety of foods.There continues to be increased public concernabout the use of food additives, including preser-vatives, resulting from a perception that some ofthem may have deleterious effects on health. How-ever, as eating habits have changed with an emphasison what has been popularly termed a `healthy diet',there is at the same time a concern that reductionin preservative usage could lead to loss of safety andprotection from food poisoning. While some preser-vatives are coming under[...]

FeaturesFor centuries man has treated food to prolong itsedible life, and nowadays both traditional and mod-ern preservatives are used widely to ensure the satis-factory maintenance of quality and safety of foods.There continues to be increased public concernabout the use of food additives, including preserva-tives, resulting from a perception that some of themmay have deleterious effects on health. However, as[..]

ContentsMajor, New and Emerging Food-Poisoning andFood-Spoilage Microorganisms.- Major PreservationTechnologies.- Acidulants and Low pH.- OrganicAcids and Esters.- Sulfite.- Nitrite.- Solutes and LowWater Activity.- Bacteriocins - Nisin.- Natamycin.-Ethanol as a Food Preservative.- Modified Atmos-pheres and Vacuum Packaging.- Surface Preserva-tion for Fruits and Vegetables.- Naturally OccurringAntimicrobial Systems.- Starter and Protective Cul-tures.- Legislative Aspects.- Food Preservatives -Future Prospects.

Fields of interestFood Science; Chemistry (general); Microbiology;Biochemistry




Hardcover2003. 386 p.199,99 €ISBN 978-0-306-47736-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

I. Shaw

Is it Safe to Eat?Enjoy Eating and Minimize Food Risks

Does your perception of food risks closely mirrorthe real risks? The reality is not what you think itis! Nobody would expect to die of cyanide poison-ing after eating an almond cake - but if you tell themthere is cyanide in it, they might think at least twiceabout eating it. Do you know that you are spreadingan aerosol of Camphylobacter bacteria around yourkitchen and on other food that may lay around - andthus creating possibly life-threatening toxins - just bywashing an oven-ready chicken from the supermar-ket before roasting it? The author, Ian Shaw, PhD,discusses all these and many other important prob-lems and questions - ranging from GM food to nat-ural toxins - in his[...]

FeaturesDoes your perception of food risks closely mirrorthe real risks? The reality is not what you think itis! Nobody would expect to die of cyanide poison-ing after eating an almond cake - but if you tell themthere is cyanide in it, they might think at least twiceabout eating it. Do you know that you are spreadingan aerosol of Camphylobacter bacteria around yourkitchen and on other food that may lay around [..]

ContentsFood safety through the ages.- Food is just oneof life’s risks.- Bacteria in food – good or bad?.-Viruses.- Mad Cow Disease and the elusive prion.-Natural toxins in food.- Agrochemical residues infood.- Gender bending chemicals in food.- Geneti-cally modified food.- Is it safe to eat?

Fields of interestFood Science; Pharmacology / Toxicology; Nutrition;Health Psychology; Chemistry (general)


Type of publicationPopular science


Hardcover2005. XI, 251 p.39,95 €ISBN 978-3-540-21286-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

F. Wambugu, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya;D. Kamanga, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya(Eds.)

Biotechnology in AfricaEmergence, Initiatives and Future

In this book, Florence Wambugu and DanielKamanga of Africa Harvest Biotech FoundationInternational bring together expert African authori-ties to critique various biotechnology initiatives andproject future developments in the field in Africa.For the first time, African voices from multidisci-plinary fields as diverse as economics, agriculture,biotechnology, law, politics and academia, demandto be allowed to set the continent’s biotech develop-ment agenda. This book argues that there is a greatfuture for biotechnology in Africa which sidestepswestern interests that do not match those of the localpopulace. In these diverse chapters, Africa’s politicaland scientific leaders demand[...]

FeaturesIn this book, Florence Wambugu and DanielKamanga of Africa Harvest Biotech FoundationInternational bring together expert African authori-ties to critique various biotechnology initiatives andproject future developments in the field in Africa.For the first time, African voices from multidisci-plinary fields as diverse as economics, agriculture,biotechnology, law, politics, and academia, demandto [..]

ContentsIntroduction: The Importance of Political Will infurthering Agricultural Biotechnology for Eco-nomic Growth, Food and Nutritional Security inAfrica.- Commercialized Genetically ModifiedCrops: Biotech (Bt) Cotton in Burkina Faso Demon-strates that Political Will is Key for Biotechnol-ogy to Benefit Commercial Agriculture in Africa.-Opportunities and Challenges of CommercializingBiotech Products in Egypt: Biotech (Bt) Maize: ACase Study.- Genetically Modified Crops Commer-cialized in South Africa.- Building the Bio-economyand Commercialization Challenges: Moving AfricaTowards a[...]

Fields of interestBiotechnology; R & D / Technology Policy; PlantSciences; Agriculture; Environmental Management;Pharmacy




Hardcover2014. 380 p. 150 illus., 50 illus. in color. (Science PolicyReports, Vol. 7)129,99 €ISBN 978-3-319-04000-4Due: March 31, 2014




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Earth Sciences

H. Fischer, Alfred-Wegener-Institut für, Bremerhaven, Germany;Th. Kumke, Alfred-Wegener-Institut für, Potsdam, Germany;G. Lohmann, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany; H. Miller,Alfred-Wegener-Institut für, Bremerhaven, Germany; J. Negen-dank, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany(Eds.)

The Climate in Historical TimesTowards a Synthesis of Holocene Proxy Data and ClimateModels

The project "Climate in Historical Times" (KIHZ)represents an integrative approach by geoscientistsand climate modellers to analyse the dynamics ofnatural climate variability during the Holocene. Thisvolume summarises the outcome of a KIHZ sum-mer school. The meeting dealt with a variety of top-ics related to natural climate variability, rangingfrom reconstructions of past climate using so-called"proxy data" derived from ice cores, lake sediments,tree rings and corals. These data are used to validateand assimilate climate models. The first part of thisvolume provides an overview of the climate systemand its dynamics. It uses climate models of differingcomplexity and[...]

FeaturesThe project "Climate in Historical Times" (KIHZ)represents an integrative approach by geoscientistsand climate modellers to analyse the dynamics ofnatural climate variability during the Holocene. Thisvolume summarises the outcome of a KIHZ sum-mer school. The meeting dealt with a variety of top-ics related to natural climate variability, rangingfrom reconstructions of past climate using so-called"proxy [..]

ContentsThe Holocene.- Nonlinear Dynamics of the Cli-mate System.- Quasi-realistic Climate Models.-Holocene Climate Variability from Model Simula-tions.- Marine Paleoclimatology.- Corals as ClimateArchive.- Annually Laminated Lake Sediments.-Interpreting Climate Proxies from Tree-rings.- TheEnvironmental and Climate Record in Polar IceCores.- Data Assimilation Through Upscaling andNudging.- Mid to Late Holocene Lake EcosystemResponse to Catchment and Climatic Changes.-Holocene Paleoclimate in the Sahara-ArabianDesert.- Transfer Functions for Paleoclimate Recon-structions.- Climate[...]

Fields of interestAtmospheric Sciences; Monitoring / EnvironmentalAnalysis; Geology; Paleontology; Sedimentology




Hardcover2004. XXI, 487 p. (GKSS School of EnvironmentalResearch)219,00 €ISBN 978-3-540-20601-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H. Hötzl, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; P. Möller,Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), Potsdam, Germany; E.Rosenthal, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (Eds.)

The Water of the Jordan ValleyScarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact onthe Regional Development

Natural saline water, waste water, and irrigationreturn flow endanger the groundwater aquifers inthe Rift. In the long run this will ruin the socio-economic backbone of the settlements in the area.Sustainability of the water resources will only beachieved when the process of water replenishmentand its underground flow is understood and waterextraction is regionally controlled. Rare earth ele-ment and spider patterns are presented as new toolsfor studying the hydrology. Progress in 3-D mod-elling of groundwater flow proved successfully theimpact of pumping on the surroundings of wells andoverexploitation of aquifers.

FeaturesNatural saline water, waste water, and irrigationreturn flow endanger the groundwater aquifers inthe Rift. In the long run this will ruin the socio-economic backbone of the settlements in the area.Sustainability of the water resources will only beachieved when the process of water replenishmentand its underground flow is understood and waterextraction is regionally controlled. Rare earth ele-ment and [..]

Contents1 Introduction.- 2 State of the Art.- 3 Research Stud-ies.- 4 Groundwater Management.- 5 Conclusionsand Recommendations.- Subject Index.

Fields of interestHydrogeology; Water Industry/Water Technologies;Waste Management / Waste Technology; Agricul-ture; Geophysics / Geodesy; Geochemistry




Hardcover2009.169,99 €ISBN 978-3-540-77756-4Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6weeks.

I.A. Krupenikov, B.P. Boincean, D. Dent

The Black EarthEcological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture on Cher-nozem Soils

Soil is the Earth’s living skin. It provides anchoragefor roots, holds water long enough for plants to makeuse of it and the nutrients that sustain life – other-wise the Earth would be as barren as Mars. It is hometo myriad micro-organisms and armies of micro-scopic animals as well as the familiar earthworm thataccomplish biochemical transformations from fixingatmospheric nitrogen to recycling wastes; it receivesand process all fresh water, provides the foundationsfor our built environment; and comprises the biggestglobal carbon store that we know how to manage.This book is about the best soil in the world - theblack earth or chernozem: how it is being degradedby farming and[...]

FeaturesSoil is the Earth’s living skin. It provides anchoragefor roots, holds water long enough for plants to makeuse of it and the nutrients that sustain life – other-wise the Earth would be as barren as Mars. It is hometo myriad micro-organisms and armies of micro-scopic animals as well as the familiar earthworm thataccomplish biochemical transformations from fixingatmospheric nitrogen to recycling wastes; it [..]

ContentsPreface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The soil cover.- 3.Soil texture and structure.- 4. Soil mineralogy andelemental composition.- 5. Adsorption capacityand reaction.- 6. Soluble salts and soil solution.- 7.Humus - the guardian of soil fertility and global car-bon sink.- 8. The nitrogen riddle.- 9. Phosphorusand sulphur budgets.- 10. Life in the soil.- 11. Soilstructure, soil water and drought.- 12. The cher-nozem family.- 13. Accomodating soil diversity.- 14.Society's perspective.- 15. Biological cycles.- 16. Soilhealth and soil quality.- 17. Farming and soil health.-18. Experimental[...]

Fields of interestEarth Sciences (general)




Hardcover2011. XXVI, 146 p. (International Year of Planet Earth,Vol.)99,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-0158-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




springer.com Earth Sciences 9

R.K. Rai, DHI (India) Water & Environment Pvt Ltd, New Delhi,India; A. Upadhyay, DHI (India) Water & Environment Pvt Ltd,New Delhi, India; C.S.P. Ojha, Indian Institute of TechnologyRoorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India; V.P. Singh, Texas A&M Uni-versity, College Station, USA

The Yamuna River BasinWater Resources and Environment

This book is designed to provide concepts, method-ologies, and approaches for river basin studies withrespect to water resources and environment. Thebook is not limited to the Yamuna River basin, butwill help in the study of various other river basinsfor integrated water resources management. Thebook covers the essential components of integratedwater resources management, including analysis ofclimatic variables, climate change detection, analy-sis of natural resources, geology, geomorphology,socio-economics, water budgeting, flood estimation,river pollution, etc. Furthermore, the book addressesrecent issues pertaining to water quality, water qual-ity indices, environmental[...]

FeaturesThis book is designed to provide concepts, method-ologies, and approaches for river basin studies withrespect to water resources and environment. Thebook is not limited to the Yamuna River basin, butwill help in the study of various other river basins forintegrated water resources management. The bookcovers the essential components of integrated waterresources management, including analysis of climatic[..]

ContentsPreface.- List of figures.- List of tables.- 1 Riverbasins of India and water resources.- 2 Salient fea-tures of the Yamuna river basin.- 3 Climate of thebasin.- 4 Pattern changes in climatic variables.- 5Geomorphology and geology.- 6 Soil, landuse andagriculture.-7 Socio-economic status.- 8 Waterresources and water budgeting.- 9 Water pollution.-10 Wastewater generation and treatment.- 11 Waterquality index and status.- 12 Environmental flows.-13 Cropping plan for water resources management.-Appendices.- Index

Fields of interestHydrogeology; Hydrology / Water Resources; Cli-mate Change Impacts; Atmospheric Sciences; EarthSciences (general); Climate Change




Hardcover2012. XXX, 478 p. (Water Science and TechnologyLibrary, Vol. 66)129,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-2000-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

G.J. Schrama (Ed.)

Drinking Water Supply andAgricultural PollutionPreventive Action by the Water Supply Sector in the EuropeanUnion and the United States

Agricultural pollution (with nitrates and pesti-cides) is one of the biggest threats to drinking waterresources. At many places regional and local waterauthorities, together with the water supply industry,are involved in preventive action aimed at farmingpractices. Three national case studies (Germany, TheNetherlands, and the United Kingdom) analyse theseefforts within the context of problematical nationalagricultural policy and the need to implement EUdirectives on water quality. Additional case studiescover the role of the European Union, while the sameproblem in a different setting is analysed for theUnited States. The central question of how nationaland[...]

FeaturesAgricultural pollution (with nitrates and pesti-cides) is one of the biggest threats to drinking waterresources. At many places regional and local waterauthorities, together with the water supply industry,are involved in preventive action aimed at farmingpractices. Three national case studies (Germany, TheNetherlands, and the United Kingdom) analyse theseefforts within the context of problematical [..]

Fields of interestHydrogeology; Political Science, general; Environ-mental Management; Agricultural Economics




Hardcover1998. XI, 375 p. (Environment & Policy, Vol. 11)218,00 €ISBN 978-0-7923-5104-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N. Shikazono, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

Introduction to Earth and PlanetarySystem ScienceNew View of Earth, Planets and Humans

This book presents basic information on materialscience (geochemistry, geophysics, geology, miner-alogy, etc.), interaction between subsystem consist-ing earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, litho(geo) sphere, biosphere, humans) and in earth-planetsystem and evolution of earth-planetary system.The nature-humans interactions are described andnew view on earth, planets and humans (integrationof anthropocentrism and naturecentrism) are pre-sented.

FeaturesA stable sustainable human society cannot beachieved without an understanding of the earth’ssurface environment and the earth’s interior asit influences the surface, and of the interactionsbetween humans and nature. According to earth sys-tem science, the earth system consists of subsystems,such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere,biosphere, and humans, and the interactions amongthese [..]

ContentsConstituent components of earth system.- Materialcirculation in earth.- Nature-humans interaction.-Universe-sun system.- Evolution of the earth sys-tem.- Modern view in nature and humans.

Fields of interestGeochemistry; Earth Sciences (general); Geoecol-ogy / Natural Processes; Planetology

Target groupsUpper undergraduate

Type of publicationGraduate/advanced undergraduate textbook


SoftcoverOriginal edition published in Japanese2012. XII, 177p. 80 illus..59,95 €ISBN 978-4-431-54057-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




10 Economics springer.com

R. Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology, Lucknow, India; R. Ravin-dra, National Center for Antarctic and Ocean, Lucknow, India(Eds.)

Earth System Processes andDisaster Management

One of the fundamental goals of earth system sci-ence research is to adopt a more holistic view of theearth as a ‘system’ comprising different domains.The Society of Earth Scientists has brought out thismultidisciplinary publication to emphasize the needof an integrated approach to understand the Earthsystem. It focuses on natural disasters and, in par-ticular, on climate change and its effects in Asiaand understanding the significance of these devel-opments within the context of the paleo-climaticrecord. The later sections of the book then focuson other types of natural disasters as well as thoseinduced by human interaction with our environ-ment.

FeaturesOne of the fundamental goals of earth system scienceresearch is to adopt a more holistic view of the earthas a ‘system’ comprising different domains. The Soci-ety of Earth Scientists has brought out this multidis-ciplinary publication to emphasize the need of anintegrated approach to understand the Earth system.It focuses on natural disasters and, in particular, onclimate change and its effects in [..]

ContentsPreface - 1. Introduction,- Section I Earth Systems:Cryosphere and hydrosphere.- 2. Global warmingand glacier retreat - an overview.- 3. Asynchronousbehaviour of glaciers of Ladakh Himalaya.- 4. Signa-tures and evidences of surging glaciers in Shyok val-ley.- 5. Antarctic climate variability durng the pastfew centuries.- 6. River systems and river science inIndia,- Section II Earth's climate system and paleo-climate.- 7. Impact of climate change on lichen andmoss communities in Ny-Alesund.- 8. High resolu-tion southwest monsoon reconstruction for the past~ 2800 years.- 9. New record[...]

Fields of interestEarth System Sciences; Climate Change Impacts; Cli-mate Change; Geology; Geophysics / Geodesy




Hardcover2013. XII, 244 p. 119 illus., 92 illus. in color. (Society ofEarth Scientists Series)99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-28844-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Economics

L.-M. Asselin, Institut de Mathématique Gauss, Levis, Canada

Analysis of MultidimensionalPovertyTheory and Case Studies

This book presents a new method for measuringmultidimensional poverty. The author critically ana-lyzes various statistical approaches, and proposes anew way of applying the factorial technique, Multi-ple Correspondence Analysis, to poverty analysis.The core of this new appraoch rests on the identifi-cation of poverty types and on the construction of aComposite Indicator of Poverty, which objectivelyweights the multiple categories of poverty. Builtas a two-step approach, Multiple CorrespondenceAnalysis allows for the integration of money-metricincome techniques. The author reflects on the con-ceptual debates and dimensions of poverty, present-ing empirical studies showing the[...]

FeaturesThis book puts forward an operational methodologyfor measuring multidimensional poverty, indepen-dent from the conceptual origin, size and qualitativeas well as quantitative nature of the primary indica-tors used to describe the poverty of an individual,household or socio-demographic entity. It allows forthe integration of the sets of techniques already avail-able or forthcoming in the area of income [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Indicators and MultidimensionalityAnalysis.- Composite Indicator of Poverty.- Multidi-mensional Poverty and Inequality Analysis.- Conclu-sion.- Case Study #1: Multidimensional Poverty inSenegal: A Non-Monetary Basic Needs Approach.-Case Study #2: Dynamic Poverty Analysis in Viet-nam 1993-2002: Multidimensional versus Money-metric Analysis.

Fields of interestDevelopment Economics; Labor Economics; SocialPolicy




Hardcover2009. (Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusionand Well-Being, Vol. 7)139,99 €ISBN 978-1-4419-0842-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E.T. Ayuk, United Nations University’s Institute fo, Accra, Ghana;S.T. Kaboré (Eds.)

Wealth through IntegrationRegional Integration and Poverty-Reduction Strategies inWest Africa

Could regional integration be a first step towardjoining the global market? In a context where liber-alizing trade has not produced the expected gainsin developing countries and growth in global tradehas not led to the expected economic growth, analternative solution has emerged. This new paradigm suggests that trade liberalization should be accom-panied by public investment. However, by its verynature, trade liberalization leads to a reduction inrevenues from duties and taxes, which means thatthe available resources for public investments willalso be reduced. There are now solid arguments forencouraging the less-developed countries to firstemphasize regional integration[...]

FeaturesCould regional integration be a first step towardjoining the global market? In a context where liber-alizing trade has not produced the expected gainsin developing countries and growth in global tradehas not led to the expected economic growth, analternative solution has emerged. This new paradigm suggests that trade liberalization should be accom-panied by public investment. However, by its very[..]

ContentsINTRODUCTION: WHY INTEGRATE?.- CHAP-TER 1: FIFTEEN YEARS OF WAEMU: RESULTSAND STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE.- DIERYSECK CHAPTER 2. GROWTH AND CONVER-GENCE IN AFRICA: A DYNAMIC PANELAPPROACH.- CHAPTER 3: HAS THERE BEENREAL AND STRUCTURAL CONVERGENCEIN WAEMU COUNTRIES?-. CHAPTER 4 THEIMPACT OF THE CONVERGENCE, STABILITYAND GROWTH PACT IN THE WAEMU.- CHAP-TER 5: REAL CONVERGENCE IN THE WAEMUAREA: A BAYESIAN ANALYSIS.- CHAPTER 6:THE EFFECTS OF CREDIT CONSTRAINTS ONECONOMIC CONVERGENCE: THE CASE OFTHE WAEMU COUNTRIES.- CHAPTER 7: FREEMOVEMENT OF GOODS IN WAEMU COM-MUNITY LAW AND THE[...]

Fields of interestDevelopment Economics; Economic Growth; Eco-nomic Policy




Hardcover2013. XXIV, 297 p. 37 illus., 32 illus. in color. (Insight andInnovation in International Development, Vol. 4)99,95 €ISBN 978-1-4614-4414-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




springer.com Economics 11

A.K. Bhandari, A. Kundu (Eds.)

Microfinance, Risk-takingBehaviour and Rural Livelihood

Microfinance, risk taking behavior and rural liveli-hood are the three dominating issues in the ruralfinancial landscape. Inadequate access to financialservices is considered to be one of the main rea-sons behind inadequate economic opportunity andpoverty in rural India. Microfinance has played asignificant role in shaping the rural financial sce-nario. There is a need for micro-finance institutionsto focus on a heterogeneous demand structure forthe financial services provided to the rural poor. Thisbook aims to provide an up-to-date and in-depthanalysis of borrowing and risk taking behavior ofrural people, which might help to design financialproducts and delivery of services[...]

FeaturesMicrofinance, risk taking behavior and rural liveli-hood are the three dominating issues in the ruralfinancial landscape. Inadequate access to financialservices is considered to be one of the main rea-sons behind inadequate economic opportunity andpoverty in rural India. Microfinance has played a sig-nificant role in shaping the rural financial scenario.There is a need for micro-finance institutions to [..]

ContentsChapter 1: Structural Transformation of RuralFinance in India: A Critical Review.- Chapter 2: RiskTaking Behaviour in Financial Decision Making: AVillage Level Study.- Chapter 3: Impacts of Caste,Risk, and Time Preference on Borrowing Behav-ior: A Case Study in West Bengal, India.- Chapter4: Microfinance and Rural Entrepreneurship: AnAssessment.- Chapter 5: SHGs for Poverty Alle-viation? Perspectives from a Tamil Nadu Villageunder Rapid Economic Development.- Chapter 6:Achievements and Challenges of SHG-Bank LinkageProgram in India: The Result of Village Surveys inAndhra Pradesh[...]

Fields of interestFinance / Banking; Financial Economics; Macroeco-nomics / Monetary Economics; Economic Growth;Agricultural Economics; Entrepreneurship




Hardcover2014. XXIII, 185 p. 27 illus.99,99 €ISBN 978-81-322-1283-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

S.R. Chakravarty, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

Inequality, Polarization andPovertyAdvances in Distributional Analysis

The study of inequality, polarization and povertyis crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptualand methodological advances and better data haveprovided better insights into these issues in recentyears, and it is the objective of the book to presenta systematic and up-to-date treatment of the devel-opments in the subject. Both welfare theoretic anddescriptive approaches are discussed and, since thewellbeing of a population depends on income andnon-income indicators, both unidimensional andmultidimensional frameworks are taken into consid-eration. The technical terms and mathematical oper-ations employed to analyze the results are[...]

FeaturesThe study of inequality, polarization and povertyis crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptualand methodological advances and better data haveprovided better insights into these issues in recentyears, and it is the objective of the book to present asystematic and up-to-date treatment of the develop-ments in the subject. Both welfare theoretic and [..]

ContentsThe Measurement of Income Inequality.- Inequal-ity and Income Poverty.- Measuring Income Depri-vation.- The Measurement of Income Polarization.-Multidimensional Approaches to Inequality Mea-surement.- The Measurement of MultidimensionalPoverty.

Fields of interestEconometrics; Development Economics; Statisticsfor Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance,Insurance





R.B. Dellink, Wageningen University &, Wageningen, Nether-lands; A. Ruijs, Wageningen University &, Wageningen, Nether-lands (Eds.)

Economics of Poverty, Environmentand Natural-Resource Use

Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistentchallenge for the global community. Given that thelivelihood of millions is at stake, there is an urgentneed to reconsider the causes of and the remediesfor poverty. Poverty and its reduction are closelylinked to the natural-resources base. The qualityand bounty of the local environment certainly affectliving conditions of the poor and their poverty isoften seen as a contributing factor to the degradedcondition of the local environment. Teasing apartthe direction of causality in this resource–povertynexus is a serious empirical challenge. This bookcontributes to an improved understanding of theeconomic dimensions of[...]

FeaturesReduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistentchallenge for the global community. Given that thelivelihood of millions is at stake, there is an urgentneed to reconsider the causes of and the remediesfor poverty. Poverty and its reduction are closelylinked to the natural-resources base. The quality andbounty of the local environment certainly affect liv-ing conditions of the poor and their poverty [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Searching for explanations for theresource-poverty nexus.- Payments for and values ofenvironmental and forestry resources.- Sustainableland use.- List of contributors.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Economics; Development Econom-ics; Nature Conservation; Forestry Management;Agricultural Economics




Hardcover2008. VI, 212 p. (Wageningen UR Frontis Series, Vol. 25)119,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8302-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





G.S. Fields, G. Pfeffermann (Eds.)

Pathways Out of PovertyPrivate Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries

Until recently, development economists tendedto assume a role for private enterprise in reduc-ing poverty, but they didn't articulate it explicitly.The new institutional economics literature, with itsemphasis on transaction costs, addresses the envi-ronment in which private businesses operate invarious countries - the "investment climate". Build-ing on this new thinking, Pathways Out of Povertybegins by citing the worldwide drop in the numberof very poor people and goes on to identify the waysin which private firms and farms contribute to eco-nomic mobility and poverty reduction and what gov-ernments can do to enhance this contribution. Infour Parts, the editors and contributors[...]

FeaturesUntil recently, development economists tendedto assume a role for private enterprise in reduc-ing poverty, but they didn't articulate it explicitly.The new institutional economics literature, with itsemphasis on transaction costs, addresses the envi-ronment in which private businesses operate in vari-ous countries - the "investment climate". Building onthis new thinking, Pathways Out of [..]

Fields of interestEconomics; Economic Growth; Development Eco-nomics; Political Science, general; Economic Policy




Hardcover2003. 300 p.149,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-7412-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N. Ghosh, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, India

India’s Agricultural MarketingMarket Reforms and Emergence of New Channels

The proposed book provides an assessment of animportant yet controversial policy initiated by theIndian government and governments of severalother developing countries. Marketing reforms, it isclaimed, can be a crucial answer to solving the prob-lem of rural poverty in agrarian economies wherelarge sections of populace are engaged in low payingagriculture. On a wider front, these reforms couldhelp in providing growth impetus to an economyand even the global economy at large. Yet, the sub-ject of liberalizing agricultural markets is also part ofa broad and perhaps a bitter political debate betweennational and sub-national policy makers and acade-mic discourses in India and[...]

FeaturesThe proposed book provides an assessment of animportant yet controversial policy initiated by theIndian government and governments of severalother developing countries. Marketing reforms, it isclaimed, can be a crucial answer to solving the prob-lem of rural poverty in agrarian economies wherelarge sections of populace are engaged in low payingagriculture. On a wider front, these reforms couldhelp in [..]

ContentsChapter 1 : Introduction.- Chapter 2: Evolution andre-constitution of Markets.- Chapter 3: Interna-tional perspectives and Lessons for India.- Chapter4: Objectives, Data and Methodology.- Chapter 5:India’s Agricultural Markets: Regulation and revital-ization.- Chapter 6: Contemporary reforms and theTransitions in Sample states.- Chapter 7 : Socio-eco-nomic conditions and Agriculture in Sample States.-Chapter 8: Selling to Corporate Marketing Interme-diaries.- Chapter 9: Selling to Processors on Con-tract.- Chapter 10: Selling to Organized Retailers.-Chapter 11: Direct Marketing by[...]

Fields of interestAgricultural Economics; Agriculture; Marketing




Hardcover2013. XV, 311 p. 13 illus. (India Studies in Business andEconomics)129,99 €ISBN 978-81-322-1571-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business daysDecember 31, 2013

A. Janvry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA; R. Kan-bur, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA (Eds.)

Poverty, Inequality andDevelopmentEssays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke

Traditionally, there have been two strands in theanalysis of poverty, inequality and development –a micro strand that focuses on individual behavior,welfare economics and the measurement of inequal-ity and poverty; and a macro strand that analyzeseconomy-wide policies and the role of institutions.This unique volume brings together both strands in aseries of essays written by leading experts in the fieldof economic development. Topics include measure-ment issues, micro-behavior determinants of povertyoutcomes, economy-wide models in the SAM-CGEtradition and the institutional framework underlyingmacro policies.

FeaturesTraditionally, there have been two strands in theanalysis of poverty, inequality and development –a micro strand that focuses on individual behavior,welfare economics and the measurement of inequal-ity and poverty; and a macro strand that analyzeseconomy-wide policies and the role of institutions.This unique volume brings together both strands in aseries of essays written by leading experts in the [..]

ContentsPoverty, Inequality and Development.- Erik Thor-becke: Growth and Roots.- On The Consistency ofPoverty Lines.- Poverty Indices.- Should Povertyand Inequality Measures Be Combined?.- Equal-ity of What? Evidence from India.- HouseholdInvestments in Education and Income Inequalityat The Community Level: Evidence from Indone-sia.- Poverty Traps and Safety Nets.- Progress in TheModeling of Rural Households' Behavior under Mar-ket Failures.- Labor Laws and Labor Welfare in TheContext of The Indian Experience.- Macro Modelsand Multipliers: Leontief, Stone, Keynes, and CGEModels.-[...]

Fields of interestEconometrics; Development Economics




Hardcover2006. XIII, 385 p. (Economic Studies in Inequality, SocialExclusion and Well-Being, Vol. 1)184,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-7850-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





P. Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Busin, Athens,Greece (Ed.)

Water Resources AllocationPolicy and Socioeconomic Issues in Cyprus

The dilemma facing Cyprus—that of limited watersupplies (both in terms of quantity and quality) inthe face of steadily increasing water demand, coupledwith a fragmented institutional structure of the watersector—is characteristic of most arid and semi-aridcountries all over the world. Another common char-acteristic of Cyprus is that the water managementadministrative boundaries there do not coincide withthe hydrological ones, while the ongoing politicalproblem of the island creates significant administra-tion problems.

FeaturesThis book does not only aim to present and analyzethe Cyprus experience in water resources manage-ment, using both local and world experts in the field.It also opts to communicate this experience to othercountries that can inform, develop and improve theirwater resources policies by understanding the strongand weak elements of the Cyprus experience. Thedilemma facing Cyprus—that of limited [..]

ContentsDedication.- Acknowledgments.- List of Contrib-utors.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Water Resources inCyprus: Endowments and Water Management Prac-tices.- 3. Water Use Patterns in Cyprus and DemandManagement: Towards Water Resources Sustainabil-ity.- 4. The Implementation of the European UnionWater Framework Directive in Cyprus.- 5. WaterManagement: Administration and Legislation.- 6.Water Policy Networks: A New Form of Governancefor Cyprus? The Case for Nicosia.- 7. The Econom-ics of Water Resource Allocation: Valuation Meth-ods and Policy Implications.- 8. Integrated WaterResources Planning[...]

Fields of interestBusiness & Economics (general); Water Policy /Water Governance / Water Management; Environ-ment (general); Migration; Engineering Design;Science (general)




Hardcover2011. XVI, 164 p. (Global Issues in Water Policy, Vol. 1)114,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-9824-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N. Kraiczy, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallen-dar, Germany

Innovations in Small and Medium-Sized Family FirmsAn Analysis of Innovation Related Top Management TeamBehaviors and Family Firm-Specific Characteristics

Small and medium-sized firms are a prevalent orga-nizational form in Germany. Their importance forthe German economy is indisputable. Most of themare global market leaders in their niches and are con-sidered to be a force for innovation in the Germaneconomy. The ability to be innovative in niche mar-kets has been identified as the antecedent of theirstrong, or even dominant, competitive positions intheir industries. The driver of this innovation successmay well be the family, which distinguishes familyfirms from non-family firms. But how can a familyinfluence innovation in a family firm and does thisinfluence have only positive effects? This dissertationfocuses on the impact[...]

FeaturesSmall and medium-sized firms are a prevalent orga-nizational form in Germany. Their importance forthe German economy is indisputable. Most of themare global market leaders in their niches and are con-sidered to be a force for innovation in the Germaneconomy. The ability to be innovative in niche mar-kets has been identified as the antecedent of theirstrong, or even dominant, competitive positions intheir [..]

ContentsFamily firms.- Innovation.- Top ManagementTeams.- Upper Echelon Theory.- Innovativeness.

Fields of interestBusiness Strategy / Leadership




Softcover2013. XIX, 173 p. 13 illus. (Familienunternehmen undKMU)56,07 €ISBN 978-3-658-00062-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

W. Leal Filho, Hochschule für Angewandte, Hamburg, Germany(Ed.)

Climate Change and theSustainable Use of Water Resources

The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, socialand economic impacts of climate change on watersupplies. It contains examples and case studies froma wide range of countries, and addresses the need topromote sustainable water use across the world.

FeaturesThe book explores the geo-chemical, physical, socialand economic impacts of climate change on watersupplies. It contains examples and case studies froma wide range of countries, and addresses the need topromote sustainable water use across the world.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Economics; Climate Change Impacts;Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Hydrol-ogy / Water Resources




Hardcover2012. XII, 823 p. 190 illus. ()199,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-22265-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





E. Leeuwen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Nether-lands

Urban-Rural InteractionsTowns as Focus Points in Rural Development

Modern Europe has rural roots. Even today, as muchas 90 per cent of Europe (EU25) consists of ruralareas in which half of the population lives. Whiledifferent rural areas often face different challenges,the shift from agricultural production towards amultifunctional landscape and the increasing valueassigned to environmental values affect all ruralareas. The ambition to develop a more diversifiedrural economy, as well as the bottom-up approachand local focus of many rural policies, require a clearknowledge of the current socio-economic function oftowns and town-hinterland linkages. Therefore, theaim of this study is to contribute to the understand-ing of the current[...]

FeaturesModern Europe has rural roots. Even today, as muchas 90 per cent of Europe (EU25) consists of ruralareas in which half of the population lives. Whiledifferent rural areas often face different challenges,the shift from agricultural production towards amultifunctional landscape and the increasing valueassigned to environmental values affect all ruralareas. The ambition to develop a more [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Town and Hinterland Interactions inRural Areas.- Multifunctionality of Towns: Explo-ration of the Spatial Behaviour of Households.-Town-Hinterland Relations: A Social AccountingMatrix Approach.- A Meta-Analytic Comparison ofRegional Output Multipliers at Different Spatial Lev-els: Economic Impacts of Tourism.- Microsimulationof Rural Households.- Future Developments in RuralAreas: Combining Micro and Macro.- Conclusion.

Fields of interestRegional Science; Landscape, Regional and UrbanPlanning; Agricultural Economics




Hardcover2010. XVI, 200p. 35 illus.. (Contributions to Economics)119,99 €ISBN 978-3-7908-2406-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

C.M. Lindow

A Strategic Fit Perspective onFamily Firm Performance

Corinna M. Lindow substantiates, develops, andtests a strategic fit perspective on family firm per-formance in order to contribute to explaining previ-ous inconclusive findings. In particular, she aims atinvestigating whether strategic fit determines fam-ily firm performance and what role family influenceplays. Based on a sample of German family firms,the author indicates that, against expectations, fam-ily firms’ performance is not driven by strategic fitbut through the effective use of family-specific fac-tors such as family business governance and familyculture. Further, the results suggest that family influ-ence has important implications for strategy, organi-zational structure,[...]

FeaturesCorinna M. Lindow substantiates, develops, andtests a strategic fit perspective on family firm per-formance in order to contribute to explaining previ-ous inconclusive findings. In particular, she aims atinvestigating whether strategic fit determines fam-ily firm performance and what role family influenceplays. Based on a sample of German family firms, theauthor indicates that, against expectations, family [..]

ContentsFamily firms as research objects.- Literature reviewon family firm performance research.- A strategic fitperspective on family firm performance.- Empiricalanalyses regarding the association between familyinfluence, strategic fit, and firm performance

Fields of interestBusiness Strategy / Leadership


Type of publicationPh.D. thesis


Softcover2013. XIX, 270 p. 34 illus.46,68 €ISBN 978-3-8349-3356-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

L. Lipper, Food and Agriculture Organization of the, Roma, Italy;T. Sakuyama, Food and Agriculture Organization of the, Roma,Italy; R. Stringer, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, Australia;D. Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA(Eds.)

Payment for EnvironmentalServices in Agricultural LandscapesEconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction in Developing Coun-tries

In recent years, development policy has responded toan increasing concern about natural resource degra-dation by setting up innovative payment for envi-ronmental services (PES) programs in developingcountries. PES programs use market and institu-tional incentives in order to meet both environmen-tal and poverty alleviation objectives. However, theiroptimal design, implications for the rural poor, andhow these initiatives integrate into internationaltreaties on global warming and biodiversity loss arestill being discussed. This book addresses these issuesby scrutinizing analytical tools, providing policyinsights and stimulating debate on linkages betweenpoverty alleviation and[...]

FeaturesIn recent years, development policy has responded toan increasing concern about natural resource degra-dation by setting up innovative payment for envi-ronmental services (PES) programs in developingcountries. PES programs use market and institu-tional incentives in order to meet both environmen-tal and poverty alleviation objectives. However, theiroptimal design, implications for the rural poor, andhow [..]

ContentsIntroduction and Overview.- Putting Payments forEnvironmental Services in the Context of EconomicDevelopment.- Designing Payments for Environ-mental Services with Weak Property Rights andExternal Interests.- Marketing Environmental Ser-vices.- Experimental Economics and Environmen-tal Services.- Economics of Carbon SequestrationProjects Involving Smallholders.- ConservationPayments to Reduce Wildlife Habitat Fragmenta-tion and Disease Risks.- Payments for EcosystemServices, Poverty and Sustainability: The Case ofAgricultural Soil Carbon Sequestration.- WildlifeConservation in[...]

Fields of interestAgricultural Economics; Development Economics;Environmental Economics; Ecology; EnvironmentalManagement




HardcoverJointly published with Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion of the United Nations2009. (Natural Resource Management and Policy, Vol.31)129,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-72969-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





G. Müller-Christ, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Sustainable ManagementCoping with the Dilemmas of Resource-Oriented Management

In this book, a resource-oriented perception of sus-tainable management is presented. Firms that decideto act more sustainable have to bear in mind thatthey do not only need resources for economic activi-ties today, but that they will need these tomorrow aswell. This leads to contradictory management ratio-nalities firms must deal with. The author presents hisfindings as regards the development of environmen-tal and social responsibility and introduces a theoryof management ecology. He takes a close look at thecontradictions businesses have to face when govern-ing their activity towards sustainability. Moreover,he identifies different notions of the resource term inmanagement[...]

FeaturesIn this book, a resource-oriented perception of sus-tainable management is presented. Firms that decideto act more sustainable have to bear in mind thatthey do not only need resources for economic activi-ties today, but that they will need these tomorrow aswell. This leads to contradictory management ratio-nalities firms must deal with. The author presents hisfindings as regards the development of [..]

ContentsIntroduction. - Part I: Understanding Sustainabil-ity. - 1 Sustainability and Society. - 2 Quo Vadis,Environmental Management?. - 3 Quo Vadis, SocialResponsibility?. - 4 Sustainability as Economic Ratio-nality. - Part II: Theoretical Impulses. - 5 A Theoryof Management Ecology. - 6 Dominant ManagementRationalities and the Necessary Improvements fora More Sustainable Management. - 7 Coping withContradictions as Core Problem of Modern and Sus-tainability-oriented Management Studies. - Part III:Sustainable Resource Management. - 8 The Use ofthe Term “Resource” in Management[...]

Fields of interestBusiness & Management Science; EnvironmentalEconomics; Administration, Organization and Lead-ership; Environmental Management




Hardcover2011. XIX, 239p. 63 illus..99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-19164-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

J.A.E.E. Nunen, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam,Netherlands; P. Huijbregts, DINALOG, Breda, Netherlands; P.Rietveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands(Eds.)

Transitions Towards SustainableMobilityNew Solutions and Approaches for Sustainable Transport Sys-tems

Delivering a sustainable transport system is not justa matter of adopting a number of technological inno-vations to improve performance in terms of people,planet, and profits. A broader structural and societaltransition is needed in technology, as well as in insti-tutions, behavioural patterns, and the economy as awhole. In this broader view, neither the free marketnor the public sector will be the unique key playerin making this transition happen. Elements of suchan approach are presented in this book in a numberof domains: integrating transport infrastructure andland use planning, thus connecting fields that arerather unconnected in day-to-day policies; experi-ments with[...]

FeaturesDelivering a sustainable transport system is not justa matter of adopting a number of technological inno-vations to improve performance in terms of people,planet, and profits. A broader structural and societaltransition is needed in technology, as well as in insti-tutions, behavioural patterns, and the economy as awhole. In this broader view, neither the free marketnor the public sector will be the unique [..]

ContentsPreface.- Introduction.- Part A: Integrating Trans-port Infrastructure and Land Use Planning.- Part B:Experiment with Dynamic Transport Optimization.-Part C: Towards Reliable Transport Systems.- Part D:Sustainable Logistics and Traffic Management.

Fields of interestRegional Science; Production / Logistics; Environ-mental Economics




Hardcover2011. XVI, 317p. 62 illus..99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-21191-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

G. Prain, Urban Harvest, La Molina, Lima, Peru; N. Karanja, UrbanHarvest, CIP, Nairobi, Kenya; D. Lee-Smith, Mazingira Institute,Nairobi, Kenya (Eds.)

African Urban HarvestAgriculture in the Cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda

Over the past two decades, how has urban agricul-ture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farmingnow better integrated into environmental manage-ment and city governance? And, looking ahead, howmight urban agriculture address the needs of thelow-income households and modernizing cities ofAfrica? In this book, leading specialists in the fieldsof urban agriculture and urban environment presenta unique collection of case studies that examines thegrowing role of local food production in urban liveli-hoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst many issues,the authors probe the changing role of urban agricul-ture, the risks and benefits of crop–livestock systems,and the opportunities for[...]

FeaturesOver the past two decades, how has urban agricul-ture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farmingnow better integrated into environmental manage-ment and city governance? And, looking ahead, howmight urban agriculture address the needs of thelow-income households and modernizing cities ofAfrica? In this book, leading specialists in the fieldsof urban agriculture and urban environment presenta unique [..]

ContentsThe institutional and regional context.- Urban agri-culture in Africa: what has been learned?- Urbanfarming systems in Yaoundé – building a mosaic.-Crop-livestock integration in the urban farmingsystems of Yaoundé.- Institutional development ofurban agriculture – an ongoing history of Yaoundé.-Changing trends in urban agriculture in Kampala.-Can schools be agents of urban agriculture extensionand seed production?- Identifying market opportu-nities for urban and peri-urban farmers in Kampala.-Health impact assessment of urban agriculture inKampala.- Recycling nutrients from[...]

Fields of interestAgricultural Economics; Development Economics;Economic Policy




Hardcover2010. XVI, 300p.129,99 €ISBN 978-1-4419-6249-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





A.R. Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Inst., Wash-ington, USA; R. Meinzen-Dick, International Food Policy ResearchInst., Washington, USA; T.L. Raney, FAO, Rome, Italy; A. Croppen-stedt, FAO, Rome, Italy; J.A. Behrman, New York University, NewYork, USA; A. Peterman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,USA (Eds.)

Gender in AgricultureClosing the Knowledge Gap

The Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report onwomen in agriculture with a clear and urgent mes-sage: agriculture underperforms because half of allfarmers—women—lack equal access to the resourcesand opportunities they need to be more productive.This book builds on the report’s conclusions by pro-viding, for a non-specialist audience, a compendiumof what we know now about gender gaps in agricul-ture.

FeaturesThe Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report onwomen in agriculture with a clear and urgent mes-sage: agriculture underperforms because half of allfarmers—women—lack equal access to the resourcesand opportunities they need to be more productive.This book builds on the report’s conclusions by pro-viding, for a non-specialist audience, a compendiumof what we [..]

ContentsPART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Genderin Agriculture.- 1. Closing the Knowledge Gap onGender in Agriculture.- PART II: Data and Meth-ods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 2. Under-standing Gender and Culture in Agriculture: TheRole of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.- 3.Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 4.If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of theWorld's Food Do They Produce?- PART III: Gender,Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and House-hold Levels.- 5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Impli-cations for Agricultural and Rural Development.- 6.Gender[...]

Fields of interestDevelopment Economics; Agricultural Economics;Agriculture; Social Sciences (general); Gender Stud-ies




Hardcover2014. X, 440 p. In 2 volumes, not available separately.129,99 €ISBN 978-94-017-8615-7Due: April 30, 2014

J.K. Sesabo, Mzumbe University, Mzumbe-Morogoro, Tanzania

Marine Resource Conservation andPoverty Reduction Strategies inTanzania

Despite the social, nutritional, economical and envi-ronmental importance of Tanzanian coastal areas,yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitation anddegradation of their habitats. Using the data fromtwo coastal villages and econometric methods as wellas Stochastic Production Frontier techniques, thebook demonstrates the extent which various socio-economic dimensions of rural coastal householdsinfluence livelihood pathways, production efficiencyand attitudes towards conservation initiatives. Thus,attention to differential patterns of rural coastalhouseholds presents more viable possibilities forcoastal villages to have conservation-developmentpolicies/programs that lead[...]

FeaturesThe Tanzanian coastal areas are socially, nutrition-ally, economically and environmentally important,yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitationand degradation of their habitats. This book demon-strates the extent which various socio-economicdimensions of rural coastal households influencelivelihood pathways, production efficiency and atti-tudes towards conservation initiatives. It uses thedata from [..]

ContentsIntroduction and Overview.- Costal Rural House-holds and Decision to Participate in Various Activi-ties.- Small-scale Fishing Households and TechnicalEfficiency.- Households Attitudes Towards MarineResource Conservation.- Conclusion.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Economics; International Environ-mental Law; Environmental Management; PrivateInternational Law, International & Foreign Law,Comparative Law




Softcover2007. XIX, 133 p. 18 illus. (Hamburg Studies on Mar-itime Affairs, Vol. 8)129,99 €ISBN 978-3-540-69941-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Spoor (Ed.)

Globalisation, Poverty and ConflictA Critical 'Development' Reader

Is ‘development’ passé? Is it merely a by-product ora ‘trickle down’ effect of economic growth, spurredby globalisation? Will poverty simply diminish withincreased global markets? This state-of-the-art criti-cal ‘development’ reader deals with these and relatedquestions. Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict exam-ines the inter-relationships between globalisation,poverty and conflict. It complements current debatesin the field of development studies and, in an era inwhich development fatigue seems to have becomemore profound than ever before, it brings the impor-tance of development once again to the forefront.Achieving the Millennium Development Goals by2015 is a concrete target[...]

FeaturesIs ‘development’ passé? Is it merely a by-product ora ‘trickle down’ effect of economic growth, spurredby globalisation? Will poverty simply diminish withincreased global markets? This state-of-the-art criti-cal ‘development’ reader deals with these and relatedquestions. Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict exam-ines the inter-relationships between globalisation,poverty and conflict. It complements [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Abbreviations.- Introduction.-Part I: Globalisation, Inequality and Poverty.- PartII: Governance, Civil Society and Poverty.- Part III:Resource Degradation, Institutions and Conflict.- InConclusion.- Contributors.- Index.

Fields of interestDevelopment Economics; Environment (general);Economic Growth; International Economics; Sus-tainable Development; Monitoring / EnvironmentalAnalysis




Hardcover2005. XXV, 339 p.189,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-2857-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





A. Torre, INRA, Paris CX 05, France; J.-B. Traversac, INRA, Ivry surSeine, France (Eds.)

Territorial GovernanceLocal Development, Rural Areas and Agrofood Systems

This work aims to present the most recent devel-opments regarding territorial governance, placingparticular emphasis on rural and periurban areas.The reader will find information on the processesof development of European regions, as well as onthe behaviours and strategies adopted by the differ-ent actors who live in these territories and contributeto the latter's livelihood. The first part of the bookanalyses the structural changes in the modes of pro-duction that have affected these territories. The sec-ond part addresses the questions of methodologyand of the structures of governance of local develop-ment in rural areas. The last section makes an assess-ment of the geographical[...]

FeaturesThis work aims to present the most recent devel-opments regarding territorial governance, placingparticular emphasis on rural and periurban areas.The reader will find information on the processes ofdevelopment of European regions, as well as on thebehaviours and strategies adopted by the differentactors who live in these territories and contribute tothe latter's livelihood. The first part of the book [..]

Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Changing Trends in Rural Self-Employment in Europe and Turkey.- 3 A NewForm of Small Industrial Business in Rural Area:To Exceeding the Local Roots?.- 4 The Modalitiesof Territorial Embeddedness of French Coopera-tive Groups.- 5 Strategies for Sustainable RegionalDevelopment and Conditions for Vital Coalitionsin the Netherlands.- 6 Governance, Rural Develop-ment and Farmers' Participation in Irish Local FoodMovements.- 7 Spatial Analysis for Policy Evaluationof the Rural World: Portuguese Agriculture in theLast Decade.- 8 Governance and Contested Land Usein the[...]

Fields of interestRegional Science




Hardcover2011. XXXIII, 207p. 6 illus..99,95 €ISBN 978-3-7908-2421-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A. Torre, INRA, Paris, France; F. Wallet, INRA, Paris, France

Regional Development in RuralAreasAnalytical Tools and Public Policies

This book intends to provide analytical and pol-icy tools for investigating the question of the devel-opment of rural and peri-urban areas. The aim isto shed some light on this topic and in particularto contribute to a better understanding of the linkbetween issues of regional or territorial developmentand issues of rural development. The text addressesthe question of the disputed notions and definitionsof rural development in rural and regional studies,examines the literature of regional and territorialdevelopment and the policies of regional develop-ment and planning. It also presents scenarios for thefuture of rural areas, with a focus on European terri-tories.

FeaturesThis book intends to provide analytical and pol-icy tools for investigating the question of the devel-opment of rural and peri-urban areas. The aim isto shed some light on this topic and in particularto contribute to a better understanding of the linkbetween issues of regional or territorial developmentand issues of rural development. The text addressesthe question of the disputed notions and definitions[..]

ContentsPreface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1.- Chapter 2.- Ref-erences.

Fields of interestRegional Science; Landscape, Regional and UrbanPlanning; Economic Policy


Type of publicationBrief


Softcover2014. Approx. 110 p. (SpringerBriefs in RegionalScience)approx. 49,99 €ISBN 978-3-319-02371-7Due: June 2, 2014

U. Wagle, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

Multidimensional PovertyMeasurementConcepts and Applications

Conceptualization and measurement of poverty havetraditionally relied on purely economic approaches,with income or consumption as the only indicator.Multidimensional approaches have increasingly beenused to understand poverty, but have yet to be fullyoperationalized. This book uses factor analysis andstructural equations modelling to develop a multidi-mensional framework that integrates capability andsocial inclusion as additional poverty indicators. Theempirical relevance of this methodological contribu-tion is demonstrated through its application in theUnited States and Nepal. The proposed approachnot only helps to identify different categories of thepoor, but also to[...]

FeaturesConceptualization and measurement of poverty havetraditionally relied on purely economic approaches,with income or consumption as the only indicator.Multidimensional approaches have increasingly beenused to understand poverty, but have yet to be fullyoperationalized. This book uses factor analysis andstructural equations modeling to develop a multidi-mensional framework that integrates [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Three Related Approaches to PovertyMeasurement.- Multidimensional Poverty Measure-ment.- Operational Framework of MultidimensionalPoverty.- Case Study of Nepal.- Case Study of theUnited States.- Conclusion

Fields of interestDevelopment Economics; Labor Economics; SocialPolicy









T. Yamano, Foundation for Advanced Studies on Inter, Tokyo,Japan; K. Otsuka, National Graduate Institute for Policy S, Tokyo,Japan; F. Place, World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (Eds.)

Emerging Development ofAgriculture in East AfricaMarkets, Soil, and Innovations

Emerging Development of Agriculture in EastAfrica offers case studies that find promise in manynew innovations. Farmers in Uganda have quicklylearned the management of NERICA rice (a newupland rice variety), which is being disseminated ina limited way in the region. Also in Uganda, farmersliving in more remote areas have improved accessto markets due to the expansion of mobile phones. In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems haveincreased efficiency and led to tangible increasesin the adoption of dairy production technologies. And the adoption of intensive dairy production sys-tems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significantamounts of manure and positively impacting[...]

FeaturesBased on a coordinated panel study of more than2,400 households in three countries—Kenya,Uganda, and Ethiopia—this book provides unprece-dented insight into how agricultural productivity canbe improved. Its vast coverage of over 240 differentcommunities offers a wide variety of policy, marketand agro-climatic contexts, thus enabling more cer-tain conclusions to be drawn about which strategiesare more [..]

ContentsPreface.- Part I: Introduction.- Part II: Market Accessand Innovations.- Part III: Soil Fertility and Emerg-ing Agricultural Innovations.- Part IV: Conclusion.-Index.

Fields of interestAgricultural Economics; Development Economics;Economic Policy; Soil Science & Conservation; Sus-tainable Development




Hardcover2011. XVIII, 214p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in color.149,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-1200-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E.C. van Ierland, A.G. Oude Lansink, Wageningen University,Wageningen, Netherlands (Eds.)

Economics of Sustainable Energy inAgriculture

This book contains up-to-date studies on the eco-nomics of sustainable energy in agriculture. Thestudies focus on energy efficiency improvement andthe use of biomass. Specific attention is paid to theeconomic aspects of land use and the competition forland, both for food production and dedicated energycrops. The book will be of special interest to econo-mists, agronomists, energy experts, and politiciansthat deal with energy issues in agriculture, both indeveloping and industrialised countries. The book isrelevant for those who are interested in the topic ofglobal warming and carbon sequestration, and thetransition towards carbon-free energy resources.

FeaturesThis book contains up-to-date studies on the eco-nomics of sustainable energy in agriculture. Thestudies focus on energy efficiency improvement andthe use of biomass. Specific attention is paid to theeconomic aspects of land use and the competition forland, both for food production and dedicated energycrops. The book will be of special interest to econo-mists, agronomists, energy experts, and politicians[..]

ContentsFrom the contents:Part I: Energy use efficiency andintensity in agriculture.- Part II: Biomass production:Technical issue.- Part III: Biomass productions andland use.- Part IV: Agriculture and other sources ofsustainable energy.- Part V: Scenarios and policiesfor sustainable energy.- Index.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Economics; Agricultural Economics;Renewable and Green Energy; Environmental Man-agement




Hardcover2002. VI, 250 p. (Economy & Environment, Vol. 24)149,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-0785-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

J. vom Brocke, S. Seidel, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz,Liechtenstein; J. Recker, Queensland University of Technology,Brisbane, QLD, Australia (Eds.)

Green Business ProcessManagementTowards the Sustainable Enterprise

Green Business Process Management – Towards theSustainable Enterprise" consolidates the global state-of-the-art knowledge about how business processescan be managed and improved in light of sustain-ability objectives. Business organizations, a domi-nant part of our society, have always been a majorcontributor to the degradation of our natural envi-ronment, through the resource consumption, green-house emissions, and wastage production associatedwith their business processes. In order to lessen theirimpact on the natural environment, organizationsmust design and implement environmentally sus-tainable business processes. Finding solutions to thisorganizational design problem is the[...]

FeaturesGreen Business Process Management – Towards theSustainable Enterprise" consolidates the global state-of-the-art knowledge about how business processescan be managed and improved in light of sustain-ability objectives. Business organizations, a domi-nant part of our society, have always been a majorcontributor to the degradation of our natural envi-ronment, through the resource consumption, green-house [..]

ContentsPreface by Richard T. Watson.- Foreword.- Part I:Foundationss and Directions.- Part II: Tools andMethods.- Part III: Cases and Examples.

Fields of interestBusiness Information Systems; Organization / Plan-ning; Environmental Management; Information Sys-tems and Communication Service




Hardcover2012. XII, 263 p. 84 illus.99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-27487-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




springer.com Education 19

Education

I. Ostner, Univ. Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland; C. Schmitt,ZENS, Göttingen, Deutschland (Eds.)

Family Policies in the Context ofFamily ChangeThe Nordic Countries in Comparative Perspective

FeaturesA better work-life balance for working parents hasbecome an imperative social policy issue in mostcontemporary welfare states and sets two objectives:to increase flexible labour forces as well as the num-ber of daycare facilities and to improve children´soverall education. Drawing upon up-to-date empir-ical data, the volume provides detailed insights inpolicies targeting families, above all, women as (to[..]

Fields of interestEducation (general)




Softcover2008. 214S.51,39 €ISBN 978-3-531-14564-8Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6weeks.

M. Robertson, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora), Aus-tralia (Ed.)

Schooling for SustainableDevelopment:A Focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the Oceanic Region

"This book Schooling for Sustainable Development:A Focus on Australia, New Zealand and the OceanicRegion, is the product of passionate interests ofteachers, scholars and researchers located in diverseparts of the Australasian region. Working with theircolleagues within local contexts they have conductedresearch and gathered together information for prac-titioners and students interested in learning moreabout sustainable lifestyle practices. Some of thework has taken place in remote locations and somehas been in within the confines of major cities. TheAustralasian Region brings together people and cul-tures that link traditional economies to global net-works and lifestyles.[...]

Features"This book Schooling for Sustainable Development:A Focus on Australia, New Zealand and the OceanicRegion, is the product of passionate interests ofteachers, scholars and researchers located in diverseparts of the Australasian region. Working with theircolleagues within local contexts they have conductedresearch and gathered together information for prac-titioners and students interested [..]

ContentsChapter 1: Introduction and regional overview: Mar-garet Robertson.- Chapter 2: Sustainability educa-tion in classrooms: Developing teacher expertise:Allan Harrison and Ken Purnell.-Chapter 3: Edu-cating for sustainability in New Zealand: PamelaWilliams.- Chapter 4: Defining and explaining sus-tainable development and sustainability: A review ofcurriculum guides and school texts: Alaric Maude.-Chapter 5: Contradictory practices and geograph-ical imaginaries in the rolling out of education forsustainability in Auckland New Zealand secondaryschools: Richard Le Heron, Nick Lewis and Amy[...]

Fields of interestEducational Policy and Politics; Sustainable Devel-opment




Hardcover2012. XVII, 221p. 38 illus.. (Schooling for SustainableDevelopment, Vol. 3)99,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-2881-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Environment

N.O. Agola, J.L. Awange

Globalized Poverty andEnvironment21st Century Challenges and Innovative Solutions

This book reviews the key conceptions and economictheories of poverty, explains poverty-environmentnexus, and finally offers innovative socio-economicand scientific geospatial solutions for the 21st Cen-tury. The book makes it possible for our readers tounderstand poverty thorough a concise review of themajor theoretical economic frameworks, measuresof poverty, and points out the need to understandrural-urban dichotomy of poverty. We find the the-ories and measures to be less-than perfect and there-fore point out the need to treat these measures andtheories as convenient tools lacking perfect accuracyand utmost scientific reliability. It follows then thatthe supposedly[...]

FeaturesThis book reviews the key conceptions and economictheories of poverty, explains poverty-environmentnexus, and finally offers innovative socio-economicand scientific geospatial solutions for the 21st Cen-tury. The book makes it possible for our readers tounderstand poverty thorough a concise review of themajor theoretical economic frameworks, measures ofpoverty, and points out the need to understand [..]

ContentsPoverty and Environmental Link.- TheoreticalFramework for analyzing Poverty.- Economic Theo-ries of Poverty and Poverty Eradication.- TraditionalMeasures of Poverty Lines.- Recent Developments.-The Human Development Perspective.-EmergingConceptual Issues and Rural Urban Dichotomy.-New Conceptual Issues in the Measurement ofPoverty and the Dichotomy of Urban and RuralPoverty.- Poverty and Income Inequality – GlobalPerspective.- Review of Global Poverty EradicationSolutions.- Environmental Disaster-poverty Link.-Degradation of Natural Resources.- Water, an[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Management; Development Eco-nomics; Public Finance & Economics; EconomicPolicy; Sociology, general




Hardcover2014. XIX, 374 p. 83 illus., 80 illus. in color.129,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-39732-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




20 Environment springer.com

B. Arts, P. Leroy (Eds.)

Institutional Dynamics inEnvironmental Governance

Environmental policy in its broadest context hasbeen significantly revitalized and renewed duringthe last two decades. That observation is nothingnew, attested to by the number of publications, con-ferences and both private and public projects thathave been initiated. However, our understandingof the dynamics of this renewal has generally beeninformed by studies on single policies and projects,leaving us with a limited understanding of whatthe ‘newness’ consists of in terms of an integratedperspective. This book presents fresh analyses of anumber of well-known cases, but does so from onecomprehensive view, the so-called policy arrange-ment approach. Cases discussed range over[...]

FeaturesEnvironmental policy in its broadest context hasbeen significantly revitalized and renewed duringthe last two decades. That observation is nothingnew, attested to by the number of publications, con-ferences and both private and public projects thathave been initiated. However, our understandingof the dynamics of this renewal has generally beeninformed by studies on single policies and projects,leaving [..]

ContentsAbout the Authors. List of tables. List of figures.-1. Institutional Dynamics in Environmental Gover-nance.- 2. Political Modernisation.- 3. The Dynamicsof Policy Arrangements: Turning Round the Tetra-hedron.- 4. The Governance Capacity of (new) Pol-icy Arrangements: a Reflexive Approach.- 5. TheInstitutional Dynamics of Water Management in theLow Countries.- 6. High Noon in the Low Countries:Recent Nature Policy Dynamics in the Netherlandsand in Flanders.- 7. Dynamics in Nature Policy Prac-tices across the European Union.- 8. Diffusion orDiversity in Cultural Heritage Preservation?[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; PoliticalScience, general




Hardcover2006. XIII, 290 p (Environment & Policy, Vol. 47)129,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-5078-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Brueckner, A. Durey, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; R.Mayes, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; C. Pforr, Curtin Univer-sity, Perth, Australia (Eds.)

Resource Curse or Cure ?On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia

Globalisation and rapid social and environmentalchange in recent decades have brought into sharperfocus not only the benefits but also the costs of eco-nomic development. The once assumed link betweeneconomic development and societal well-being isbeing increasingly questioned in the face of growingsocial and environmental problems and unfulfilledexpectations concerning political and commer-cial decision-makers. The orthodox developmentdogma is being tested in particular in resource-basedeconomies such as Western Australia, where glob-alisation pressures and the concomitant rise in thedemand for natural resources highlight the difficul-ties of effectively balancing broader[...]

FeaturesGlobalisation and rapid social and environmentalchange in recent decades have brought into sharperfocus not only the benefits but also the costs of eco-nomic development. The once assumed link betweeneconomic development and societal well-being isbeing increasingly questioned in the face of growingsocial and environmental problems and unfulfilledexpectations concerning political and commercial [..]

ContentsCurse or Cure?.- The Politics of Development inWestern Australia.- A Review of the ResourcesSector in Western Australia.- Ethics of Deploy-ment.- Resources, Global Production Networks andRegional Development.- CSR in the Resource Sec-tor of Western Australia.- Gendered Dimensionsof Resource Extraction.- Mining and IndigenousSocio-Economic Advancement.- Too Close to theWheels of Progress: A Perspective on a Community'sExperience.- Oil and Gas and Tourism in the WestKimberley, Australia.- Sustaining Local Communi-ties: Mining Automation and Local Benefits.- SocialImpacts of Fly-in[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Development Econom-ics; Environmental Economics; Environmental Law /Policy / Ecojustice; Political Economy




Hardcover2014. Approx. 400 p. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Gov-ernance)approx. 129,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-53872-8Due: May 30, 2014

C. Cabot

Climate Change, Security Risks, andConflict Reduction in AfricaA Case Study of Farmer-Herder Conflicts over NaturalResources in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Burkina Faso

The environmental impacts of climate change repre-sent challenges to the societies and are anticipatedto contribute to the destabilization of their humansecurity, endangering ways of life of human-beingsand inducing conflicts. Vulnerable societies are likelyto see a surge in conflicts and violence happen. How-ever social, economic and political circumstancesmediating environmental changes are fundamentaland determine whether the societal challenge will bea conflictive one. In Western Africa, major environ-mental changes are expected and the region hostsespecially vulnerable population groups (i.e. herdersand farmers). Political factors might contribute todetermining the[...]

FeaturesThe environmental impacts of climate change repre-sent challenges to the societies and are anticipatedto contribute to the destabilization of their humansecurity, endangering ways of life of human-beingsand inducing conflicts. Vulnerable societies are likelyto see a surge in conflicts and violence happen. How-ever social, economic and political circumstancesmediating environmental changes are fundamental[..]

ContentsFrom the Contents: Part 1: The climate inducedDegradation and increased Scarcity of Resourcesas Factors challenging security.- Introduction intocurrent Climate Change, Conflict Concerns andFarmer-Herder Conflicts.- Literature Review: CausalLinkages between Environmental Change and Con-flict.- Part 2: Theoretical Background: The Impor-tance of Political Factors in a precarious Humanand Environmental Security challenged by global,regional and local Environmental Changes.- Theo-retical Prisms: Human and Environmental Securityand Conflict Reduction.- The Role of Political Fac-tors in[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; ClimateChange Management and Policy; Political Science,general; Economic Geography


Type of publicationBrief


Softcover2014. Approx. 50 p. 17 illus., 13 illus. in color. (Springer-Briefs in Environment, Security, Development andPeace, 5)approx. 49,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-29236-1Due: July 15, 2014




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J. Dodson, Australian Nuclear Science &, Menai, Australia (Ed.)

Changing Climates, Earth Systemsand Society

The book covers state-of-the-art considerations onhow climate change has and will deliver impacts onmajor globalised biophysical and societal themes thatwill affect the way the world functions. Human activ-ity has resulted in changes to atmospheric chem-istry and land cover, and caused serious decline inbiodiversity. Modifying biogeochemical cycles leadsto complex feedbacks. The future climate will haveimpact on food security and agriculture, water sup-ply and quality, storm and cyclone frequency, shore-line stability, biodiversity and the future of biologicalresources. Earth scientists might be asked to forecastany potential abrupt or environmental surprises. Asound knowledge of[...]

FeaturesThe book covers state-of-the-art considerations onhow climate change has and will deliver impacts onmajor globalised biophysical and societal themes thatwill affect the way the world functions.Human activ-ity has resulted in changes to atmospheric chemistryand land cover, and caused serious decline in bio-diversity. Modifying biogeochemical cycles leads tocomplex feedbacks. The future climate will [..]

Contents1. Introduction.Setting the Scene: How Do We Getto a Fitting Future?- 2.Impacts of Climate Changeon Terrestrial Ecosystems and Adaptation Mea-sures for Natural Resource Management.- 3.Fire inthe Earth System.- 4.Vanishing Polar Ice Sheets.-5.Climate and Peatlands.- 6.Climate and Lacus-trine Ecosystems.- 7.Rivers.- 8.Climate Change andDesertification.- 9.Climate Change, Societal Tran-sitions and Changing Infectious Disease Burdens.-10.Don’t We All Want Good Weather and CheapFood?- 11.Building Capacity to Cope with ClimateChange in the Least Developed Countries.- 12.Cli-mate Change[...]

Fields of interestClimate Change; Climate Change Management andPolicy; Physical Geography




Hardcover2010. XX, 244 p. (International Year of Planet Earth)99,95 €ISBN 978-90-481-8715-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Etienne, INRA, Morières les Avignon, France (Ed.)

Companion ModellingA Participatory Approach to Support Sustainable Develop-ment

This book introduces the companion modellingapproach by presenting the stance that underpinsit, the methods and tools used with stakeholdersand the specific role of models during the process.It addresses the means to deal with the different lev-els of decision-making and to take into account thevarious power relationships. It proposes a method-ology to assess the impact of the approach on thestakeholders involved in the process.The bookincludes 27 case studies and 7 teaching tools thatdescribe the successful use of the approach in a vari-ety of settings or teaching contexts. It is intended forresearchers working on rural development or renew-able resources management, as well as[...]

FeaturesSustainable development, including how to involvestakeholders in deciding the future for the landwhere they live or work, is a crucial current issue.However, the meanings given to both terms – devel-opment and sustainable – are so diverse and con-troversial that a clear methodology is required toestablish participatory approaches for the manage-ment of renewable natural resources. Companionmodelling is [..]

ContentsForeword.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.-Chapter 1 Companion modelling: a method of adap-tive and participatory research.- Chapter 2 The com-modian stance: interpersonal skills and expertise.-Chapter 3 Models for sharing representations.-Chapter 4 Contexts and dependencies in ComModprocesses.- Chapter 5 Power asymmetries in com-panion modelling processes.- Chapter 6 Assess-ment and monitoring of the effects of the ComModapproach.- Chapter 7 How do participants view thetechnologies used in companion modelling.- Chapter8 ComMod: engaged research’s contribution to sus-tainable[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Monitoring / Environ-mental Analysis; Environmental Management




HardcoverOriginal French edition published by Éditions Quæ, Ver-sailles, 2012. Jointly published with Éditions Quæ, Ver-sailles, France2014. XII, 403 p. 72 illus., 35 illus. in color.129,99 €ISBN 978-94-017-8556-3Due: January 31, 2014

P. Golinska, M. Hajdul, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing,Poznan, Poland (Eds.)

Sustainable TransportNew Trends and Business Practices

The aim of the book is to present the emerging envi-ronmental issues in organization and managementof transport logistics. The scope of the book includesset of solutions which show different stakeholders’viewpoints on sustainability. It points out how thetransport operations organized and conducted incompanies and regions might be consistent with theconcept of sustainable development. The scope ofthe book takes into consideration trade-off relationsbetween actors directly and indirectly involved intransport networks. Therefore, the authors present,in individual chapters, innovative approach to eco-friendly organization and coordination of transportprocesses, as well as[...]

FeaturesThe aim of the book is to present the emerging envi-ronmental issues in organization and managementof transport logistics. The scope of the book includesset of solutions which show different stakeholders’viewpoints on sustainability. It points out how thetransport operations organized and conducted incompanies and regions might be consistent with theconcept of sustainable development. The scope of the[..]

ContentsOn the way to sustainability in the transport sec-tor.- Collaboration models for sustainable transport.-Information systems and information managementsupporting sustainable transport.- Intermodal trans-port and models for CO2 reduction.

Fields of interestEnvironmental Engineering / Biotechnology; Sus-tainable Development; Production / Logistics




Hardcover2012. X, 346p. 104 illus.. (EcoProduction)129,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-23549-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





J.C. Ingram, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, USA; F.DeClerck, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica; C. Rumbaitis del Rio, TheRockefeller Foundation, New York, USA (Eds.)

Integrating Ecology and PovertyReductionThe Application of Ecology in Development Solutions

The second volume of this series, Integrating Ecol-ogy into Global Poverty Reduction Efforts: Oppor-tunities and solutions, builds upon the first volume,Integrating Ecology into Global Poverty ReductionEfforts: The ecological dimensions to poverty, byexploring the way in which ecological science andtools can be applied to address major developmentchallenges associated with rural poverty. In volume2, we explore how ecological principles and practicescan be integrated, conceptually and practically, intosocial, economic, and political norms and processesto positively influence poverty and the environ-ment upon which humans depend. Specifically, thesechapters explore how ecological[...]

FeaturesIntegrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction offers atimely assessment of the current and potential roleof ecological science and tools for contributing topoverty reduction. The chapters in the first vol-ume, Ecological Dimensions, address the ecologi-cal aspects of major development challenges and thecontributions of ecological science to solving theseproblems. In the second volume, [..]

ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Changing Societal Par-adigms-Education and Gender as Critical Start-ing Points, Authors:Fabrice DeClerck and JaneCarter Ingram.- Chapter 2: Changing Societal Par-adigms-Education and Gender as Critical StartingPoints: Education, Ecology and Poverty Reduction,Authors: Robin Sears and Angela M. Stewart.- Chap-ter 3: Changing Societal Paradigms-Education andGender as Critical Starting Points: Why Gender Mat-ters to Ecological Management and Poverty, Author:Isabelle Guttierez.- Chapter 4. Introduction to Pop-ulation Growth, Ecology and Poverty, Author: Alexde[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Management; Sustainable Devel-opment; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice;Applied Ecology




Hardcover2012. XVI, 325p. 46 illus., 28 illus. in color.129,95 €ISBN 978-1-4614-0185-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

S. Jentoft, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway; A. Eide, Univer-sity of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway (Eds.)

Poverty Mosaics: Realities andProspects in Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries are a major source of food andemployment around the world. Yet, many small-scale fishers work in conditions that are neither safenor secure. Millions of them are poor, and often theyare socially and politically marginalized. Macro-eco-nomic and institutional mechanisms are essential toaddress these poverty and vulnerability problems;however, interventions at the local community levelare also necessary. This requires deep understand-ing of what poverty means to the fishers, their fam-ilies and communities; how they cope with it; andthe challenges they face to increase resiliency andimprove their lives for the better. This book providesa global perspective,[...]

Features Small-scale fisheries are a major source of food andemployment around the world. Yet, many small-scale fishers work in conditions that are neither safenor secure. Millions of them are poor, and often theyare socially and politically marginalized. Macro-eco-nomic and institutional mechanisms are essential toaddress these poverty and vulnerability problems;however, interventions at the local [..]

ContentsChapter 1 - Setting the Stage By Svein Jentoft andArne EideIntroduction.- Chapter 2 - AvoidingPoverty Chapter 2 - Avoiding Poverty Distrib-uting Wealth in FisheriesBy Arne Eide, MaartenBavinck and Jesper Raakjær.- Chapter 3 - SituatingPoverty A Chain Analysis of Small-Scale FisheriesByRatana Chuenpagdee and Svein Jentoft.- Chapter4 - The Meaning of PovertyConceptual Issues inSmall-Scale Fisheries ResearchBy Svein Jentoft andGeorges Midré.- Chapter 5 - Living on the Mar-ginThe Poverty-Vulnerability Nexus in the Small-Scale Fisheries of BangladeshBy Mohammad Mah-mudul[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Social Sciences (general);Environmental Management; Environmental Law /Policy / Ecojustice




Hardcover2011. XXXI, 510p. 77 illus., 54 illus. in color.129,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-1581-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

C.F. Jordan, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

An Ecosystem Approach toSustainable AgricultureEnergy Use Efficiency in the American South

Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainablebecause of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, andbecause of pollution caused by petroleum productssuch as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analy-sis of farming suggests that agriculture will be moresustainable when services of nature, such as nutrientrecycling by soil micro-organisms and natural con-trols of insects, replace the services now provided byenergy from petroleum. Examples are drawn fromthe Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can beapplied worldwide.

FeaturesFor economic reasons, farmers generally strive tomaximize short-term agricultural yield (energy out-put) through energy subsidies in the form of fer-tilizers and pesticides. When these subsidies areused inefficiently they result in water and air pol-lution, soil erosion, extinction of beneficial insects,spread of disease, and disappearance of ground waterreservoirs. The key to agricultural [..]

ContentsA Systems (Holistic) Approach to Sustainable Agri-culture.- A History of Unsustainability in Agricul-ture.- Political and Economic Challenges to Creatinga Sustainable Agriculture.- Energetic Services of Nature That Increase Agricultural Sustainability.-Applied Tools and Practices For Sustainable Agricul-ture.- An Economic, Ecological, and Cultural Evalu-ation of Agriculture in The American South.- CaseStudies of Contemporary, Sustainable Farms in theSouth.- Holism vs. Reductionism in AgriculturalScience.- Appendices.

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Agriculture; Environmen-tal Management; Ecosystems; Applied Ecology; Con-servation Biology / Ecology




Hardcover2013. XVI, 247 p. 36 illus., 24 illus. in color. (Environmen-tal Challenges and Solutions, Vol. 1)99,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-6789-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





J.K. Ladha, Internat. Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines;M.B. Peoples (Eds.)

Management of Biological NitrogenFixation for the Development ofMore Productive and SustainableAgricultural SystemsExtended versions of papers presented at the Symposium onBiological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture at the15th Congress of Soil Science, Acapulco, Mexico, 1994

The subsistence agriculture of the pre-chemical eraefficiently sustained the nitrogen status of soils bymaintaining a balance between N loss and N gainfrom biological nitrogen fixation (BNF): the micro-bial conversion of atmospheric N to a form usableby plants. This was possible with less intensive crop-ping, adaptation of rational crop rotations and inter-cropping schemes, and the use of legumes as greenmanure. Modern agriculture concentrates on maxi-mum output, however, overlooking input efficiency;It is not sustainable. Intensive monocropping, withno or inadequate crop rotations or green manuring,together with the excessive use of chemical N fertiliz-ers, results in an[...]

FeaturesThe subsistence agriculture of the pre-chemical eraefficiently sustained the nitrogen status of soils bymaintaining a balance between N loss and N gainfrom biological nitrogen fixation (BNF): the micro-bial conversion of atmospheric N to a form usableby plants. This was possible with less intensive crop-ping, adaptation of rational crop rotations and inter-cropping schemes, and the use of legumes as [..]

Fields of interestSoil Science & Conservation; Plant Sciences; PlantPhysiology; Ecology




Hardcover1995. VI, 291 p. (Developments in Plant and SoilSciences, Vol. 65)194,95 €ISBN 978-0-7923-3413-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N.C.S. Lambek, P. Claeys, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; A. Wong, R.L. Brilmayer, Yale Law School, NewHaven, USA (Eds.)

Rethinking Food SystemsStructural Challenges, New Strategies and the Law

Taking as a starting point that hunger results fromsocial exclusion and distributional inequities andthat lasting, sustainable and just solutions are to befound in changing the structures that underlie ourfood systems, this book examines how law shapesglobal food systems and their ongoing transforma-tions. Using detailed case studies, historical mappingand legal analysis, the contributors show how vari-ous actors (farmers, civil society groups, governmentofficials, international bodies) use or could use dif-ferent legal tools (legislative, jurisprudential, norm-setting) on various scales (local, national, regional,global) to achieve structural changes in food systems.Section 1,[...]

FeaturesTaking as a starting point that hunger results fromsocial exclusion and distributional inequities andthat lasting, sustainable and just solutions are to befound in changing the structures that underlie ourfood systems, this book examines how law shapesglobal food systems and their ongoing transforma-tions. Using detailed case studies, historical mappingand legal analysis, the contributors show how various[..]

ContentsIntroduction: In Search of Better Options: FoodSovereignty, the Right to Food and Legal Tools forTransforming Food Systems.- Part I: Institutional-izing New Approaches to Managing Food Systemsand Addressing Hunger.- Vía Campesina’s Strug-gle for the Right to Food Sovereignty: From Aboveor From Below?.- Opportunities and Challenges forFood Sovereignty Policies in Latin America: The caseof Nicaragua.- Implementing the Right to Food inUganda: Advances, Challenges and the Way For-ward.- Part II: Regulating for Change.- Respectingand Protecting the Right to Food: When States MustGet[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Human Rights; SocialStructure, Social Inequality; Public InternationalLaw; Sources and Subjects of International Law,International Organizations; Political Economy




Hardcover2014. XVIII, 244 p.99,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-7777-4Due: December 31, 2013

M. Lara, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Marne-la-Vallee,France; L. Doyen, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris,France

Sustainable Management ofNatural ResourcesMathematical Models and Methods

This book demonstrates and develops the quantita-tive and formal links between sustainability issues,decision and precaution problems in the manage-ment of natural resources. Applied concerns includefisheries, agriculture, biodiversity, exhaustibleresources and pollution. The book aims at combin-ing economic and ecological dimensions throughan integrated modelling framework. Mathematicalor numerical models and methods presented hererely on control theory of dynamical systems. Theyencompass equilibrium and stability, viability andinvariance, intertemporal optimality ranging fromdiscounted utilitarian to Rawlsian criteria. Determin-istic, stochastic and robust frameworks are[...]

FeaturesThis book demonstrates and develops the quantita-tive and formal links between sustainability issues,decision and precaution problems in the manage-ment of natural resources. Applied concerns includefisheries, agriculture, biodiversity, exhaustibleresources and pollution. The book aims at combin-ing economic and ecological dimensions through anintegrated modelling framework. Mathematical ornumerical [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Sequential Decision Models.-Equilibrium and Stability.- Viable Sequential Deci-sions.- Optimal Sequential Decisions.- SequentialDecisions under Uncertainty.- Robust and Stochas-tic Viability.- Robust and Stochastic Optimization.-Sequential Decision under Imperfect Information.-Appendix. Mathematical Proofs.- Index.

Fields of interestMonitoring / Environmental Analysis; Math. Appl.in Environmental Science; Sustainable Development




Hardcover2008. (Environmental Science)129,99 €ISBN 978-3-540-79073-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





L. Lebel, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; S. Lorek,SERI Deutschland e.V., Overath, Germany; R. Daniel, Chiang MaiUniversity, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Eds.)

Sustainable ProductionConsumption SystemsKnowledge, Engagement and Practice

Sustainable Production Consumption Systems bringstogether a set of designed case studies intended toprovide a more in-depth understanding of challengesand opportunities in bringing knowledge and actionscloser together for the sustainable management ofspecific production and consumption systems. Thecase study approach enabled researchers to engagedirectly with some of the actors involved in the pro-duction, consumption or regulation of specific goodsor services and other stakeholders affected by thoseprocesses. Such engagement was particularly worth-while when it helped mobilize actors to pursue link-ing knowledge with action in ways that improve theprospects for sustainability.

FeaturesSustainable Production Consumption Systems bringstogether a set of designed case studies intended toprovide a more in-depth understanding of challengesand opportunities in bringing knowledge and actionscloser together for the sustainable management ofspecific production and consumption systems. Thecase study approach enabled researchers to engagedirectly with some of the actors involved in the [..]

Contents1. Production-Consumption Systems and the Pursuitof Sustainability.- 2. Cultivating Consumer Restraintin an Ecologically Full World: The Case of "TakeBack Your Time".- 3. Sustainability Transitionsthrough the Lens of Lifestyle Dynamics.- 4. Emerg-ing Challenges of Consumer Activism: ProtectingConsumers and Advocating Sustainable Consump-tion in Developing Countries.- 5. Sustainability inthe Electricity Production and Consumption System– A Consumers’ Perspective.- 6. Agrofuels in Thai-land: Policies, Practices and Prospects.- 7. EnablingSustainable Shrimp Aquaculture: Narrowing the[...]

Fields of interestEnvironment (general); Sustainable Development;Social Sciences (general)




Hardcover2010. VIII, 278p. 27 illus..114,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-3089-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

K.L. Maharjan, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan;N.P. Joshi, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan

Climate Change, Agriculture andRural Livelihoods in DevelopingCountries

This book is about climate change and its relationto agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by pro-viding a basic understanding of climate change sci-ence followed by the relation of climate changeto agriculture, the impact of which is discussedbased on the particular impact of climate change onplant and animal physiology. The book further dis-cusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in var-ious international climate change negotiations. Italso reviews the cost and opportunities for agricul-tural projects through international climate changeregimes, specifically the Clean Development Mech-anism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this back-ground, the book finally proceeds to an[...]

FeaturesThis book is about climate change and its relationto agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by pro-viding a basic understanding of climate change sci-ence followed by the relation of climate change toagriculture, the impact of which is discussed basedon the particular impact of climate change on plantand animal physiology. The book further discussesthe inclusion of the agriculture sector in various [..]

ContentsBackground information on climate change andagriculture.- Global scenario of greenhouse gas emis-sion.- Effects of climate change on plant and animalphysiology.- Agriculture in international climatechange negotiations.- Cost and opportunities frommitigation and adaptation in agriculture.- Method-ologies to assess the impact of climate change inagriculture.- Effects of climate change on regionalagriculture production, food price and food insecu-rity.- Climate change in Nepalese context: Impacts,mitigation issues, and relation with poverty.- Effectof climate variables on yield of[...]

Fields of interestClimate Change; Climate Change Impacts; Agricul-ture; Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning




Hardcover2013. X, 176 p. 45 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Advances inAsian Human-Environmental Research)99,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54342-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A.A. Marta-Costa, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Do, VilaReal, Portugal; E. L. D. G. Soares da Silva, University of Azores,Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal (Eds.)

Methods and Procedures forBuilding Sustainable FarmingSystemsApplication in the European Context

Showing how the method of sustainability assess-ment plays a key role in choosing the best agricul-tural productive mode, this book guides the readerthrough the process of selecting, from among thevarious approaches for building farming systems,the method of decision-making that will result inthe most appropriate outcome, given the context.Case studies hail from polities as diverse as Portugaland Canada, Argentina and Lebanon. The work thusoffers a valuable critical survey of the assessmentmethods that account for sustainability and econom-ics, and which have developed considerably in thelast two decades. The heterogeneous approaches cov-ered here make this volume appropriate for[...]

FeaturesThis urgent publication surveys the latest researchand methodologies combining efficiency in agri-cultural food production with sustainability in thesame systems. Growing pressures on food produc-tion seem contrapuntal to the ever-stronger impera-tives of sustainability. How can agriculture balancesuccesses in both productivity and ecology? Sustain-ability is a dynamic concept, seeking to achieve a [..]

ContentsAcknowledgments.- Preface.-1. The Needs for Build-ing Sustainable Farming Systems: Issues and Scope.-Part I European Context for Sustainability Assess-ment Of Farming Systems.-2. Agricultural andEnvironmental Policies in the European Union.-3.Approaches for Sustainable Farming Systems Assess-ment.- Part II Multiple Aspects to Develop Method-ologies for Sustainability Assessment of FarmingSystems.-4. Normative, Systemic and ProceduralAspects: A Review of Indicator-Based Sustainabil-ity Assessments in Agriculture.-5. Assessing theSustainability of Activity Systems to Support House-holds’[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Agricultural Economics;Agriculture; Operation Research / Decision Theory




HardcoverKind permission was given by Elsevier Limited, Oxford,UK for the use of chapters 4 and 62013. XXIII, 277 p. 47 illus., 5 illus. in color.99,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5002-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





R.W. Myster, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, USA (Ed.)

Post-Agricultural Succession in theNeotropics

Post-agricultural studies have been central to thedevelopment of both the science of plant ecology andecology in general. The study of old field successionallows us to observe the development of the struc-ture and function of communities, as well as under-stand the role of history and initial conditions in thatprocess. Understanding old field succession can helpthe public address important scientific and socialissues, such as deforestation and forest regeneration,forest restoration, sustainability of agriculture, main-tenance of biodiversity, and impacts of global climatechange on forest dynamics. Post-Agricultural Suc-cession in the Neotropics draws implications fromscientific[...]

FeaturesPost-agricultural studies have been central to thedevelopment of both the science of plant ecology andecology in general. The study of old field successionallows us to observe the development of the struc-ture and function of communities, as well as under-stand the role of history and initial conditions in thatprocess. Understanding old field succession can helpthe public address important scientific and [..]

ContentsPatterns of Living and Non-Living Componentsof Old Fields after Abandonment.- Introduction.-Trends in Above and Belowground Carbon withForest Regrowth after Agricultural Abandonmentin the Neotropics.- Post Sugar Cane Succession inMoist Alluvial Sites in Puerto Rico.- Soil Fungi andMacrofauna in the Neotropics.- Earthworms andPost-Agricultural Succession.- Mechanisms andTolerances that Cause Plant-Plant Replacements,Producing Old Field Vegetation Patterns.- FactorsAffecting The Species Richness and Composition ofNeotropical Secondary Succession: A Case Study ofAbandoned[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Management; Plant Ecology; Land-scape Ecology; Applied Ecology; Nature Conserva-tion; Soil Science & Conservation





K. Otsuka, National Graduate Institute for Policy S, Minato, Japan;D.F. Larson, World Bank, Washington, USA (Eds.)

An African Green RevolutionFinding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms

This volume explores the usefulness of the Asianmodel of agricultural development for Africa, where,even before the recent world food crisis, half thepopulation lived on less than on dollar a day, and astaggering one in three people and one third of allchildren were undernourished. Africa has abundantnatural resources; agriculture provides most of itsjobs, a third of national income and a larger portionof total export earnings. However the levels of landand labor productivity rank among the worst in theworld. The book explains Africa’s productivity gapand proposes ways to close it, by examining recentexperience in Africa and by drawing on lessons fromAsia.

FeaturesThis volume explores the usefulness of the Asianmodel of agricultural development for Africa, where,even before the recent world food crisis, half thepopulation lived on less than on dollar a day, and astaggering one in three people and one third of allchildren were undernourished. Africa has abundantnatural resources; agriculture provides most of itsjobs, a third of national income and a larger [..]

ContentsContents:.- 1. An Overview .- Part I: Climate and theTransferability of Asian Green Revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa.- 2. Lessons from the Asian GreenRevolution in Rice.- 3. The Possibility of a RiceGreen Revolution in Large-Scale Irrigation Schemesin Sub-Saharan Africa.- 4. The Declining Impacts ofClimate on Crop Yields during the Green Revolutionin India, 1972-2002.- 5. The Impact of Technologi-cal Changes on Crop Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa,1967 to 2004.- Part II: Prospects for Upland Rice andMaize Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 6.Causes and Consequences of NERICA[...]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Engineering / Biotechnology; Agri-cultural Economics; Economic Policy; DevelopmentEconomics




Hardcover2013. XVIII, 300 p. 24 illus., 20 illus. in color.99,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5759-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A. Piorr, Zentrum für Agrarlandschafts- und, Müncheberg,Germany; K. Müller, Zentrum für Agrarlandschafts- und,Müncheberg, Germany (Eds.)

Rural Landscapes and AgriculturalPolicies in Europe

The reform of the European agricultural policy aimsat stimulating the development of European towardsmore sustainability and more competitiveness inglobal markets, by ensuring environmental sound-ness, supporting rural viability and better meetingconsumers demands. Parallel to this farming in theever growing EU is undergoing major changes. Theconditions for production are occurring faster thanever, including developments such as climate change,new markets (bioenenergy), structural changes andageing rural societies. Agriculture in an ever chang-ing Europe has to develop multifunctional regionalstrategies. About 40 scientists from 11 Europeanresearch institutions compiled this[...]

FeaturesThe reform of the European agricultural policy aimsat stimulating the development of European towardsmore sustainability and more competitiveness inglobal markets, by ensuring environmental sound-ness, supporting rural viability and better meetingconsumers demands. Parallel to this farming in theever growing EU is undergoing major changes. Theconditions for production are occurring faster thanever, [..]

Fields of interestEnvironmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; NatureConservation; Agriculture; Political Science, general;Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Biogeo-sciences




Hardcover2009. XXIII, 313p.149,99 €ISBN 978-3-540-79469-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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J. Richards, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Ed.)

Mining, Society, and a SustainableWorld

This is the first book of peer-reviewed, edited papersthat examines the broad subject of the mineralsindustry in relation to sustainable development. Thebook takes a proactive, positivist, and solution-ori-ented approach, while not shying away from identi-fying the real problems that mining raises in respectto social and economic development, environmentalimpact, and human development in general.

FeaturesThis is the first book of peer-reviewed, edited papersthat examines the broad subject of the mineralsindustry in relation to sustainable development. Thebook takes a proactive, positivist, and solution-ori-ented approach, while not shying away from identi-fying the real problems that mining raises in respectto social and economic development, environmentalimpact, and human development in general.

ContentsFrom the contents Opportunities for improvementin environmental performance in the minerals sup-ply chain using life cycle approaches: the role of fueland lubricant suppliers. The challenge of mineralwealth: Using resource endowments to foster sus-tainable development. Applications of stakeholderengagement and eco-efficiency in the Australianmining and minerals processing industry. ProposedHierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect toSustainable Development as a Basis to Derive at aMeaningful Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator.Extractive economies, growth spells, and the[...]

Fields of interestSustainable Development; Mineral Resources; Envi-ronmental Economics; Renewable and Green Energy




Hardcover2010. XXV,506 pages with 60 illus including 6 color fig-ures149,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-01102-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

F.K. Vosniakos, Alexander Technological Education, Thessaloniki,Greece

Radioactivity Transfer inEnvironment and Food

The book deals with various consequences of majornuclear accidents, such as in 1986 in Chernobyl andin 2011 in Fukushima. The public is extremely inter-ested in learning more about the movements andrisks posed by radiation in the environment relatedto food supply and food safety. Radionuclides arefound in air, water, soil and even in us not only afternuclear accidents because they occur also in nature.Every day, we ingest and inhale radionuclides inour air and food and the water. This book providesa solid underpinning of the basic physical-chem-istry and biogeochemistry of naturally occurring andanthrop radioactivity. The mechanisms of radioac-tive element transfer in the[...]

FeaturesThe book deals with various consequences of majornuclear accidents, such as in 1986 in Chernobyl andin 2011 in Fukushima. The public is extremely inter-ested in learning more about the movements andrisks posed by radiation in the environment relatedto food supply and food safety. Radionuclides arefound in air, water, soil and even in us not only afternuclear accidents because they occur also in nature.[..]

ContentsStatus of the Problem.- Mechanisms of RadioactiveElements Transfer in the Atmosphere.- Environmen-tal Contamination from Accidents.- The Impact ofAtmospheric Pollution on the Food Chain – Soil,Plants, Food.- Formulation of Purposes and Tasks.-Methods and Materials of Analysis.- Methods forAnalysis of Atmospheric Radioactivity.- Methods forAnalysis of the Impact of Atmospheric Contamina-tion on the Food Chain – Soil, Plants, Food.- Resultsand Discussions.- Studies on Atmospheric and Envi-ronmental Radioactivity.- Transfer of AtmosphericRadioactivity in Soil and Plants.- Transfer of[...]

Fields of interestEffects of Radiation / Radiation Protection; Geo-chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Freshwater &Marine Ecology; Food Science; Physical Chemistry




Hardcover2012. XVI, 148p. 89 illus., 35 illus. in color. (Environmen-tal Science and Engineering)99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-28740-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Geography

M. Agnoletti, DEISTAF, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (Ed.)

Italian Historical Rural LandscapesCultural Values for the Environment and Rural Development

Sustainable development and rural policies havepursued strategies where farming has been oftenregarded as a factor deteriorating the ecosystem.But the current economic, social and environmen-tal problems of the Earth probably call for exam-ples of a positive integration between human societyand nature. This research work presents more thana hundred case studies where the historical relation-ships between man and nature have generated, notdeterioration, but cultural, environmental, social andeconomic values. The results show that is not onlythe economic face of globalization that is negativelyaffecting the landscape, but also inappropriate envi-ronmental policies. The CBD-UNESCO[...]

FeaturesOver the last few decades, sustainable developmentand rural development policies have pursued strate-gies where farming has often been regarded as a fac-tor disturbing or deteriorating the ecosystem. But thecurrent economic, social and environmental prob-lems of the Earth probably call for a different per-spective. We should look for examples of a positiveintegration between human society and nature, study[..]

Contents1. The Italian historical rural landscapes: dynamics,data analysis and research findings (Mauro Agno-letti).- 2. Assessing the integrity of the historicallandscapes. Three case studies in some terracedareas (Mauro Agnoletti, Antonio Santoro, LorenzoGardin).- 3. The role of historical rural landscapesin territorial planning (Alberto Magnaghi).- 4.Rural landscapes: the historical roots of biodiversity(Roberta Cevasco, Diego Moreno).- 5. Landscapeand economy (Tiziano Tempesta).- 6. Valle d’Aosta.-7. Piedmont.- 8. Liguria.- 9. Lombardy.- 10. Trentino– Alto Adige.-11. Friuli Venezia[...]

Fields of interestLandscape, Regional and Urban Planning; LandscapeEcology; History; Agriculture; Forestry; Environ-mental Management




Hardcover2013. XIV, 549 p. 258 illus., 130 illus. in color. (Environ-mental History, Vol. 1)129,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5353-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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I. Bowler, University of Leicester, Bowler, United Kingdom; C.R.Bryant, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; C.Cocklin (Eds.)

The Sustainability of Rural SystemsGeographical Interpretations

Economy, society, and environment comprise thethree main dimensions of sustainable developmentbut too often they are considered separately. Thisbook, by comparison, examines the interaction ofthe three dimensions in the context of rural sys-tems, embracing a wide range of topics, includingglobalisation and reregulation in sustainable foodproduction, conservation and sustainability, thedevelopment of sustainable rural communities, andsustainable rural-urban interaction. An internationalteam of geographers, drawn from the InternationalGeographical Union's Commission on The Sustain-ability of Rural Systems, summarises the basis ofunsustainable rural development in these topics,[...]

FeaturesEconomy, society, and environment comprise thethree main dimensions of sustainable developmentbut too often they are considered separately. Thisbook, by comparison, examines the interaction ofthe three dimensions in the context of rural sys-tems, embracing a wide range of topics, includingglobalisation and reregulation in sustainable foodproduction, conservation and sustainability, thedevelopment of [..]

ContentsPreface.- List of Contributors.- 1. Introduction.- 2.Developing indicators of `sustainability'.- 3. Nature,society and sustainability.- 4. The `wild', the mar-ket and the native: indigenous issues in wildlife util-isation and management.- 5. Globalisation, foodregimes and rural networks.- 6. Restructuring, reg-ulation and sustainability.- 7. Enterprises and com-modity chains.- 8. Conservation and sustainability.-9.Sustainable farming systems.- 10. Planning for sus-tainable rural land use systems.- 11. Rural populationand services.- 12. Sustainable rural communities andrural[...]

Fields of interestGeography (general); Environmental Management;Economic Growth; Agriculture




Softcover2002. XIII, 282 p. (GeoJournal Library, Vol. 66)154,95 €ISBN 978-90-481-5978-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A.S. Khattak, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Mutual Sustainability of TubewellFarming and AquifersPerspectives from Balochistan, Pakistan

This book develops and presents a conceptual modelfor sustainable-groundwater irrigated agriculture.The model is based on the general principles ofthe economic theories of cost-benefit relations andbehavioral models of resource use. The study hasevaluated the advances in tubewell farming and theaquifer potential in arid Balochistan over a period ofthree decades. It has analyzed the booms and busts ofthe farming over time taking into consideration thelocal aquifer limitations and the socio-political con-siderations and policy framework. Three data sets –farmers, expert officials, and satellite images - havebeen used to aid validation. By observing the mostvital parameters,[...]

FeaturesThis book develops and presents a conceptual modelfor sustainable-groundwater irrigated agriculture.The model is based on the general principles ofthe economic theories of cost-benefit relations andbehavioral models of resource use. The study hasevaluated the advances in tubewell farming and theaquifer potential in arid Balochistan over a period ofthree decades. It has analyzed the booms and bustsof [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Conceptual Framework and Liter-ature Review.- Environmental Profile of the StudyArea. Material and Methods.- Results and Discus-sion: Part A.- Results and Discussion: Part B.- Con-clusion, Key Findings and Suggestions.

Fields of interestPhysical Geography; Water Policy / Water Gover-nance / Water Management; Agriculture; SustainableDevelopment




Hardcover2014. XX, 160 p. 149 illus., 44 illus. in color. (Advances inAsian Human-Environmental Research)approx. 99,99 €ISBN 978-3-319-02803-3Due: June 30, 2014

T. Kidokoro, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; N. Harata, Univer-sity of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; L.P. Subanu, J. Jessen, A. Motte, E.P.Seltzer (Eds.)

Sustainable City Regions:Space, Place and Governance

How should regional cities develop regional develop-ment strategies for their sustainable future? How cansuch strategies work effectively? Regional cities arenow at a crossroads: will they decline or be regener-ated under the impacts of globalization? Their sus-tainable regeneration as creative regional centerswill play a decisive role in their sustainable develop-ment as a whole, but only with viable regional spa-tial strategies that strengthen the network of citiesand their hinterlands. The concern here lies in urbanregeneration and strategic spatial planning at thecity-region level. This book records observationsof 12 dynamically changing regional cities in Asia,Europe and the[...]

FeaturesHow should regional cities develop regional develop-ment strategies for their sustainable future? How cansuch strategies work effectively? Regional cities arenow at a crossroads: will they decline or be regener-ated under the impacts of globalization? Their sus-tainable regeneration as creative regional centers willplay a decisive role in their sustainable developmentas a whole, but only with viable [..]

ContentsPreface Tetsuo Kidokoro List of Contributors PartI. Introduction 1. New Directions in Urban Regen-eration and the Governance of City Regions Tet-suo Kidokoro, Akito Murayama, Kensuke Katayamaand Norihisa Shima 2. Strategy for a SustainableTransportation System in City Regions: StrategicApproaches and Consensus Building Noboru Harata Part II. China, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand 3. Gov-erning Urban Development in Dualistic Societies:A Case Study of the Urban Region of Yogyakarta,Indonesia Leksono Probo Subanu 4. Problems andProspects for Sustainable Regeneration of Tradi-tional[...]

Fields of interestLandscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Environ-mental Management




Hardcover2008. XII, 334p. 98 illus.. (cSUR-UT Series: Library forSustainable Urban Regeneration, Vol. 7)89,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-78146-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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K. Maharjan Lall (Ed.)

Communities and LivelihoodStrategies in Developing Countries

Sustainability of rural communities is threatened bya plethora of factors including climate change anddisasters which interact in an intricate manner inmaking rural people vulnerable and poor. This bookis the output of empirical research on communitiesand livelihood strategies in developing countries.It reveals how rural communities are functioningand earning their livelihoods by making the best useof the resources, local/internal or external/new andthe combination of the two to counteract the vari-ous challenges they face, with the ultimate goal ofbecoming resilient to local or global shocks and sus-taining that resilience. Local governance is identifiedas crucial in[...]

FeaturesSustainability of rural communities is threatened bya plethora of factors including climate change anddisasters which interact in an intricate manner inmaking rural people vulnerable and poor. This bookis the output of empirical research on communitiesand livelihood strategies in developing countries. Itreveals how rural communities are functioning andearning their livelihoods by making the best use [..]

ContentsCommunities and Livelihood Strategies: AnOverview.- Climate Change Impact on Revenue ofMajor Food Crops in Ghana: Structural RicardianCross-Sectional Analysis.- Climate Variables andtheir Impacts on Yield of Food Crops in Makwanpurand Ilam District of Nepal.- Adoption of ImprovedRice Varieties in the Tarai Region of Nepal.- Effectsof Environmental Factors on Cattle Milk Productionamong Smallholder Households in Ala-Buka, Kyr-gyzstan.- Farmer’s Perception on Impact of OrganicFarming on Yield and Income of Vegetables: A CaseStudy in Kathmandu Valley and Chitwan Districtof[...]

Fields of interestLandscape, Regional and Urban Planning; ClimateChange Impacts; Sustainable Development; Agricul-ture; Quality of Life Research; Natural Hazards




Hardcover2014. 200 p. 38 illus., 34 illus. in color.approx. 99,99 €ISBN 978-4-431-54773-0Due: May 31, 2014

S. Mann, Agroscope, Ettenhausen, Switzerland (Ed.)

The Future of Mountain Agriculture

Mountain agriculture is a socially and culturallyunique system, but also a regionally important eco-nomic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear thatfertile areas on all continents will always be used toproduce large quantities of agricultural productsin order to feed the world and, increasingly, pro-vide biomass as a source of energy. It is far less clear,however, how land use in steep and more peripheralregions will evolve. By definition, farmland in moun-tain areas is more difficult to work because of steepslopes and missing accessibility. Climate conditionsand poor soil quality often add to these adverse con-ditions. Through overcoming limited views from oneregion only[...]

FeaturesMountain agriculture is a socially and culturallyunique system, but also a regionally important eco-nomic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear thatfertile areas on all continents will always be used toproduce large quantities of agricultural productsin order to feed the world and, increasingly, pro-vide biomass as a source of energy. It is far less clear,however, how land use in steep and more [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Land Use and Landscape Change inthe Rockies: Implications for Mountain Agriculture.-Conservation Agriculture in the Andean Highlands:Promise and Precautions.- Enhancing crop diver-sity and livelihood security in the Andes throughthe emergence of agricultural innovation systems.-The future of agriculture in the High Atlas Moun-tains of Morocco: The need to integrate traditionalecological knowledge.- Climate Change and thefuture of Mountain Farming on Mt. Kilimanjaro.- Ismountain farming no longer viable? .- The complexdynamics of farming abandonment in the[...]

Fields of interestLandscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Sustain-able Development; Agriculture




Hardcover2013. VI, 176 p. 30 illus. (Springer Geography)99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-33583-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H. Zerriffi, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Rural ElectrificationStrategies for Distributed Generation

For those in developed nations, suddenly being with-out electricity is a disaster: power cuts have us fret-ting over the food stored in the freezer, and evena few hours without lights, televisions, or air con-ditioning is an ordeal. However, for an estimated1.6 billion people worldwide, the absence of elec-tricity is their daily experience. An untold numberof others live with electricity that is erratic and ofpoor quality. How can electric power be brought intotheir lives when the centralized utility models thathave evolved in developed nations are not an eco-nomically viable option? Poor, rural communities indeveloping nations cannot simply be ‘plugged in’ to agrid. Small-scale[...]

FeaturesFor those in developed nations, suddenly being with-out electricity is a disaster: power cuts have us fret-ting over the food stored in the freezer, and even afew hours without lights, televisions, or air condi-tioning is an ordeal. However, for an estimated 1.6billion people worldwide, the absence of electricity istheir daily experience. An untold number of otherslive with electricity that is erratic and [..]

ContentsPart 1. Introduction. 1. Rethinking Rural Electri-fication.- Part 2. Research design and Results. 2.Distributed Rural Electrification Study Methods.-3. Distributed Rural Electrification in Brazil.- 4.Distributed Rural Electrification in Cambodia.-5. Distributed Rural Electrification in China.- 6.Understanding Success and Failure in DistributedElectrification.- Part 3. Moving Beyond Rhetoric andFailure to Electrify the World.- 7. The Dangers ofCheap Universal Service and a Vision for DistributedElectrification.- 8. Paying for the Vision: New Finan-cial Models for Distributed[...]

Fields of interestEconomic Geography




Hardcover2011. XII, 203p. 7 illus., 2 illus. in color.114,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-9593-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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Life Sciences

P. Ahmad, Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, India; M.R. Wani, Govt.Degree College (Boys), Anantnag, India; M.M. Azooz, South Val-ley University, Qena, Egypt; L.-S.P. Tran, RIKEN Center for Sustain-able, Yokohama, Japan (Eds.)

Improvement of Crops in the Era ofClimatic ChangesVolume 2

Nearly 70% of people suffering from hunger livein rural areas, therefore the most relevant work inplant science is on increasing agricultural produc-tivity. This is a key factor in reducing the number ofthose suffering from hunger. This challenge comesat a time when the plant sciences are witnessingremarkable progress in understanding fundamentalprocesses of plant growth and development. How-ever, at the same time the growth rate of global cropsis declining quickly. This emphasizes the urgency offinding better ways to translate the new advances inplant science into concrete successes in agriculturalproduction. A fairly big gap exists among scientistsbetween fundamental theory[...]

FeaturesNearly 70% of people suffering from hunger livein rural areas, therefore the most relevant work inplant science is on increasing agricultural produc-tivity. This is a key factor in reducing the number ofthose suffering from hunger. This challenge comesat a time when the plant sciences are witnessingremarkable progress in understanding fundamentalprocesses of plant growth and development. How-ever, at [..]

Contents Improving nutrient deficiency tolerance in rice.-Ozone stress in Plants: Present scenario and futureprospects.- Stomatal responses to drought stress.-Brassica and heavy metal stress.- Chickpea and abi-otic stress.- Molecular breeding for improving abi-otic stress tolerance in rice.- Soil pollutants: effectsand approaches to detoxification including Phy-toremediation.- Recent advances in rapid and sensi-tive screening for abiotic stress tolerance.- Droughttolerance in plants: Biochemical and MolecularApproach.- Induced Mutations for the Improvementof Pulse Crops with Special[...]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Plant Breeding /Biotechnology; Plant Biochemistry; Cell Biology;Earth System Sciences




Hardcover2014. 300 p.approx. 154,99 €ISBN 978-1-4614-8823-1Due: July 2014

M. Behnassi, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Agadir, Morocco;S.A. Shahid, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai,United Arab Emirates; J. D'Silva, Compassion for World Farming,Goldalming, United Kingdom (Eds.)

Sustainable AgriculturalDevelopmentRecent Approaches in Resources Management and Environ-mentally-Balanced Production Enhancement

Due to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy,water and land shortage, high demands on food,land grabbing, etc.), agriculture production poten-tial is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increas-ing food insecurity and hunger in many alreadyaffected regions (especially in Africa). In this con-text, sustainable agriculture is highly recommendedas an eco-system approach where soil, water, plants,environment and living organisms live in harmony. Innovative technologies and research should bedeveloped to ensure sustainable agriculture and pro-ductivity using modern irrigation systems, improvedvarieties, improved soil quality, etc. In the mean-time, the preservation of[...]

FeaturesDue to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy,water and land shortage, high demands on food, landgrabbing, etc.), agriculture production potential isexpected to be seriously affected; thus, increasingfood insecurity and hunger in many already affectedregions (especially in Africa). In this context, sus-tainable agriculture is highly recommended as aneco-system approach where soil, water, plants, [..]

ContentsList of acronyms and abbreviation.- List of figures.-List of table.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Part I Sustainable use of land resources as a potential for.-sustainable agricultural development.- Part II Sus-tainable management of water resources as a pre-requisite.- for sustainable agriculture development.-Part III Recent innovative processes in agriculturalproduction.- Part IV Recent innovative processes inlivestock production.- Postface.- Notes on contribu-tors.- Author index.- Subject index.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Sustainable Development; Environmen-tal Management; Soil Science & Conservation; Ani-mal Ecology




Hardcover2011. XL, 278p. 20 illus. in color.114,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-0518-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

S. Bellon, INRA, Avignon Cedex 09, France; S. Penvern, INRA, Avi-gnon Cedex 09, France (Eds.)

Organic farming, prototype forsustainable agricultures

Stakeholders show a growing interest for organicfood and farming (OF&F), which becomes a soci-etal component. Rather than questioning whetherOF&F outperforms conventional agriculture or not,the main question addressed in this book is how, andin what conditions, OF&F may be considered as aprototype towards sustainable agricultures. The bookgathers 25 papers introduced in a first chapter. Thefirst section investigates OF&F production processesand its capacity to benefit from the systems function-ing to achieve higher self-sufficiency. The second oneproposes an overview of organic performances pro-viding commodities and public goods. The third onefocuses on organics development[...]

FeaturesVarious stakeholders have shown a growing inter-est in organic food and farming (OF&F), which hasbecome a widespread issue at all levels of society.However, much debate still arises about the value ofOF&F as a model for sustainable agriculture. Ratherthan questioning whether organic farming performsbetter or not than conventional farming, the mainquestion addressed in this book is how and under [..]

ContentsPreface.- 1. Introduction: Organic food and Farm-ing, Prototype for Sustainable Agriculture.- PART 1– SYSTEM’S FUNCTIONING TO IMPROVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.- 1.1 Organic Landcare and Fertil-ity.- 2. Soil phosphorus (P) management in organiccropping systems: from current practices to avenuesfor a more efficient use of P resource.- 3. Intercrop-ping – applying ecological principles for improvednitrogen use efficiency in organic farming systems.-1.2 Crop Protection in Organic Farming.- 4. Regula-tory framework for plant protection in organic farm-ing.- 5. Conservation biocontrol: Principles and[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Ecology; Sociology, general; PlantSciences; Food Science; Veterinary Medicine




Hardcover2014. I, 574 p.149,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-7926-6Due: January 31, 2014




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R. Billard

The CarpBiology and Culture

As a group, carp provide 4 million metric tonnesof fish annually - over a quarter of all fish cultureworldwide. For the first time, a book is availablein English that concentrates solely on the carp asan economic rather than an ornamental fish with apanel of international experts producing a compre-hensive, practical volume about carp production andmanagement. Starting with a brief look at the biol-ogy of cyprinids, the book then discusses the meth-ods and management of carp farming, from waterquality to the economics of fish production in ponds.Novel methods to improve stock, including geneticengineering, are covered and case studies give addedvalue to the text. As carp[...]

FeaturesAs a group, carp provide 4 million metric tonnesof fish annually - over a quarter of all fish cultureworldwide. For the first time, a book is availablein English that concentrates solely on the carp asan economic rather than an ornamental fish with apanel of international experts producing a compre-hensive, practical volume about carp production andmanagement. Starting with a brief look at the biologyof [..]

ContentsBiology of the Cyprinids.- Aquatic Ecosystem andWater Quality.- Reproduction.- Genetic Improve-ments.- Juvenile Rearing.- Ongrowing in Ponds.-The Creation of Ponds.- Processing and the Mar-kets.- The Economics of Fish Production in Ponds.-Appendices.- Index.

Fields of interestZoology; Biomedicine (general)




HardcoverJointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK1999. XV, 342 pp. (Aquaculture and Fisheries)194,95 €ISBN 978-1-85233-118-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

J. Blahovec, M. Kutílek (Eds.)

Physical Methods in AgricultureApproach to Precision and Quality

The papers in this book deal with both the physicaltheories and their applications in the full broad rangeof agriculture: soils, their parameters and transportprocesses, soil technology, precision agriculture,agricultural products and their processing, testingand storage and products, genetic modification ofagricultural plants. In all those subjects the physi-cal aspects are studied. The majority of the papersbelong to the category of interdisciplinary sciences.The papers are divided into three groups. In the firstgroup are papers dealing with soil physical proper-ties. The research was aimed at direct observation ofsoil porous systems from which the appropriate the-ory of[...]

FeaturesThe papers in this book deal with both the physicaltheories and their applications in the full broad rangeof agriculture: soils, their parameters and transportprocesses, soil technology, precision agriculture,agricultural products and their processing, testingand storage and products, genetic modification ofagricultural plants. In all those subjects the physicalaspects are studied. The majority of the [..]

ContentsFrom the contents:Part 1: Soil and Allocation Agri-culture.- Part 2: Properties and Quality.- Part 3:Fruits.- Index.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Soil Science & Conservation; PlantSciences; Chemistry (general); Environmental Engi-neering / Biotechnology




Hardcover2002. XVII, 454 p.249,00 €ISBN 978-0-306-47430-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

G. Boonman

East Africa’s grasses and fodders:Their ecology and husbandry

This book is based on more than 1000 references toEnglish and French articles produced in the regionover many decades. A comprehensive review of theachievements in farming and research in both wetand dryland is given, related to the grasslands of:Eastern Africa, extending from Malawi to Eritrea,including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Soma-lia, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and easternZaire. Sown grasses, within the time-proven systemof mixed-farming based on crop-grass rotations.Fodders, e.g. Elephant grass, dryland-Sorghum,lucerne, Leucaena, tropical legumes and hay.£/LIST£ The main objectives of the book are to illustrate thevalue of East African[...]

FeaturesThis book is based on more than 1000 references toEnglish and French articles produced in the regionover many decades. A comprehensive review of theachievements in farming and research in both wetand dryland is given, related to the grasslands of:Eastern Africa, extending from Malawi to Eritrea,including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Soma-lia, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan and [..]

Fields of interestPlant Ecology; Animal Ecology; Agriculture




Hardcover1993. XVII, 343 p. (Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 29)344,00 €ISBN 978-0-7923-1867-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





D.P. Chaudhary, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, NewDelhi, India; S. Kumar, Natl Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources,New Delhi, India; S. Singh, Indian Agricultural Research Institute,New Delhi, India (Eds.)

Maize: Nutrition Dynamics andNovel Uses

Maize is a globally important crop mainly utilizedas feed, food and raw material for diverse industrialapplications. Among cereals, it occupies third placeafter rice and wheat and is a staple food for a largesegment of population worldwide particularly in theAsian as well as African countries. This monogramdiscusses various aspects of nutritional quality ofmaize such as quality protein maize which has beenconsidered as most significant discovery in enhanc-ing nutritional quality of cereals in terms of increas-ing the concentration of essential amino acids. Thebiochemistry of starch which is an important indus-trial product of maize has been discussed in detail.Further, the role[...]

FeaturesMaize is a globally important crop mainly utilizedas feed, food and raw material for diverse industrialapplications. Among cereals, it occupies third placeafter rice and wheat and is a staple food for a largesegment of population worldwide particularly in theAsian as well as African countries. This monogramdiscusses various aspects of nutritional quality ofmaize such as quality protein maize which has [..]

ContentsSection A: Introductory chapter.- 1. Nutritive valueof maize: Improvements, applications and con-straints.- Section B: Protein quality of maize.- 2Breeding challenges and perspectives in developingand promoting quality protein maize germplasm.-3 Maize protein quality and its improvement- devel-opment of quality protein maize (QPM) in India.-4 Molecular interventions for enhancing the pro-tein quality of maize.- Section C: Nutritional qual-ity of maize.- 5 Maize: Grain structure, composition,milling and starch characteristics.- 6 Oil improve-ment in maize: potential and[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Plant Biochemistry; Protein Science;Climate Change; Food Science




Hardcover2014. X, 161 p. 27 illus., 17 illus. in color.139,99 €ISBN 978-81-322-1622-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Jan-uary 31, 2014

P. Christou, Universitat de Lleida/ICREA, Lleida, Spain; R. Savin,Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain; B. Costa-Pierce, University ofNew England, Biddeford, USA; I. Misztal, University of Georgia,Athens, USA; B. Whitelaw, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian,United Kingdom (Eds.)

Sustainable Food Production

Population growth in the coming decades will putsevere pressure on human food, animal feed, andfiber production from both land and ocean ecosys-tems. Environmental sustainability and social jus-tice are increasingly important elements in debateson how to ensure adequate food for a growing globalpopulation. Gathering approximately 90 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustain-ability Science and Technology, Sustainable FoodProduction provides comprehensive coverage ofthis vital area of current research. Sections on ani-mal breeding and genetics for food, crop science andtechnology, ocean farming and sustainable aquacul-ture science and technology, and transgenic[...]

FeaturesPopulation growth in the coming decades will putsevere pressure on human food, animal feed, andfiber production from both land and ocean ecosys-tems. Environmental sustainability and social jus-tice are increasingly important elements in debateson how to ensure adequate food for a growing globalpopulation. Gathering approximately 90 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustain-ability Science [..]

ContentsFrom the Contents: Part I Animal Breeding andGenetics for Food.-Animal Breeding and Genet-ics, Introduction.- Animal Breeding Methods andSustainability.- Animal Breeding, Foundations ofAnimal Breeding, Long-Term Challenges.- AnimalBreeding, Modeling in.- Animal Genetic in Environ-ment Interaction.- Part II Crop Science and Technol-ogy.- Abiotic Stress Tolerant Crops: Genes, Pathwaysand Bottlenecks.- Biomass Crops for Biofuels andBio-based Products.- Biotechnology and NutritionalImprovement of Crops.- Part III Ocean Farmingand Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technol-ogy.-[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Food Science; Sustainable Development;Animal Genetics and Genomics; Plant Breeding /Biotechnology; Transgenics


Type of publicationEncyclop(a)edia


HardcoverIn 3 volumes, sold as a set2013. XXIX, 1869 p. 375 illus., 252 illus. in color. In 3 vol-umes, not available separately.599,00 €ISBN 978-1-4614-5796-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

HardcoverIn 3 volumes, sold as a set2013. XXIX, 1869 p. 375 illus., 252 illus. in color. Print +eReference. In 3 volumes, not available separately.749,00 €ISBN 978-1-4614-5849-4Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

F. Dakora, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, SouthAfrica; S.B.M. Chimphango, University of Cape Town, Ronde-bosch, South Africa; A.J. Valentine, University of the WesternCape, Belleville, South Africa; C. Elmerich, Institut des Sciencesdu Végétal, Gif-sur-Yvette CX, France; W.E. Newton, Virginia Poly-technic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, USA (Eds.)

Biological Nitrogen Fixation:Towards Poverty Alleviationthrough Sustainable AgricultureProceedings of the 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Con-gress and the 12th International Conference of the AfricanAssociation for Biological Nitrogen Fixation

This volume covers recent developments in bothfundamental and applied research in biologicalnitrogen fixation. It emphasizes the application ofbiological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agri-culture, which should lead to poverty alleviation,environmental protection, and good agriculturalpractices generally. The roles of, and advances in,plant breeding, plant molecular biology, nodulephysiology, and symbiotic and associative inter-actions between plants and microbes in sustain-ing agricultural productivity and soil fertility aredescribed. The evolution of symbioses and nitrogenfixation are also covered in this volume. To ensurehigh agricultural productivity, while protecting[...]

FeaturesThis volume covers recent developments in bothfundamental and applied research in biologicalnitrogen fixation. It emphasizes the application ofbiological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agri-culture, which should lead to poverty alleviation,environmental protection, and good agriculturalpractices generally. The roles of, and advances in,plant breeding, plant molecular biology, nodulephysiology, and [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Preface. Dedication. KeynoteLecture.- Section 1. Towards Sustainable Agricul-ture. A. Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agricul-ture for Poverty Alleviation. B. Use of Inoculants. C.Tree Legumes and Forestry. E. Summary Presenta-tions.- Section 2. Nodule Organogenesis and PlantGenomics. A. Host Response to Invasion. B. Nod-ule Physiology and Genetics. C. Plant Genomics andTranscriptomics. D. Bacterial Partner. E. SummaryPresentations.- Section 3. Microbiology of NitrogenFixation. A. Genomics, Phylogeny, and Evolution. B.Rhizospere Associations. C. Enzymology and[...]

Fields of interestMicrobiology; Agriculture; Microbial Genetics andGenomics; Plant Biochemistry; Microbial Ecology




Hardcover2008. (Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agri-culture, Vol. 42)229,00 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8251-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





I. Darnhofer, D. Gibbon, Agricultural and Rural, Church Stretton,United Kingdom; B. Dedieu, INRA, Saint-Genes-Champanelle,France (Eds.)

Farming Systems Research into the21st Century: The New Dynamic

Farming Systems Research has three core character-istics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on theclose collaboration between social and biophysicalsciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research positsthat to contribute towards sustainable rural devel-opment, both interdisciplinary collaborations andlocal actor engagement are needed. Together, theyallow for changes in understanding and changes inpractices. This book gives an overview of the insightsgenerated in 20 years of Farming Systems Research.It retraces the emergence and development of Farm-ing Systems Research in Europe, summarises thestate-of-the-art for key[...]

FeaturesFarming Systems Research has three core character-istics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on theclose collaboration between social and biophysicalsciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research positsthat to contribute towards sustainable rural develop-ment, both interdisciplinary collaborations and localactor engagement are needed. Together, [..]

ContentsPart I: Farming Systems Research in Europe.- 1.Farming Systems Research: An approach to inquiry.-2. The origins of the European IFSA: The first meet-ings and the agenda renewal.- 3. Early Farming Sys-tems Research and extension experience in Africaand possible relevance for FSR in Europe.- 4. Textualanalysis and scientometric mapping of the dynamicknowledge in and around the IFSA community.-5. Methodological themes in Farming SystemsResearch and implications for learning in highereducation.-Part II: State of the art and key issues.- 6.How should we farm? The ethical dimension of[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Sustainable Development; Environmen-tal Management; Social Sciences (general); ScienceEducation




Hardcover2012. XIII, 490 p. 107 illus., 26 illus. in color.169,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-4502-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A.P. Dedousis, Thessaly Institute of Technology &, Volos, Greece;Th. Bartzanas, Thessaly Institute of Technology &, Volos, Greece(Eds.)

Soil Engineering

The agricultural world has changed significantly dur-ing the last years. The excessive use of heavy machin-ery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and newsoil cultivation means led to severe problems, whichagricultural engineers have to cope with in order toprevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.This Soil Biology volume will update readers on sev-eral cutting-edge aspects of sustainable soil engineer-ing including topics such as: soil compaction, soildensity increases, soil disturbance and soil fragmen-tation; soil tillage machineries and optimization oftillage tools; soil traffic and traction, effects of heavyagricultural machines, the use of robotics in agricul-ture[...]

FeaturesThe agricultural world has changed significantly dur-ing the last years. The excessive use of heavy machin-ery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and newsoil cultivation means led to severe problems, whichagricultural engineers have to cope with in order toprevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.This Soil Biology volume will update readers on sev-eral cutting-edge aspects of [..]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Environmental Engineering / Biotech-nology; Soil Science & Conservation; Waste Manage-ment / Waste Technology; Sustainable Development;Applied Ecology




Hardcover2010. XI, 230p. 93 illus.. (Soil Biology, Vol. 20)199,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-03680-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

O. Devik (Ed.)

Harvesting Polluted WatersWaste Heat and Nutrient-Loaded Effluents in the Aquaculture

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology




Softcover1976. (Environmental Science Research (closed), Vol. 8)79,95 €ISBN 978-1-4613-4330-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





C. Dwyer, Scottish Agricultural College, Penicuik, Midlothian,United Kingdom (Ed.)

The Welfare of Sheep

The welfare of the sheep has received less attentionthan the welfare of intensively husbanded animals.However, domestic sheep may be kept under condi-tions that are very different from the environment inwhich wild sheep live, with adverse effects on theirbehaviour and welfare. This book, written by lead-ing researchers from Europe and Australia, takes amultidisciplinary approach to focus on the specificwelfare challenges facing the sheep. The book beginswith a discussion of current welfare thinking andhow this might be relevant to sheep husbandry. Theadaptations of wild sheep to diverse environments,and how their behaviour and physiology has devel-oped to deal with these[...]

FeaturesThe welfare of the sheep has received less attentionthan the welfare of intensively husbanded animals.However, domestic sheep may be kept under condi-tions that are very different from the environment inwhich wild sheep live, with adverse effects on theirbehaviour and welfare. This book, written by leadingresearchers from Europe and Australia, takes a mul-tidisciplinary approach to focus on the specific [..]

ContentsSeries Preface. Preface. List of Contributors. 1. Intro-duction to animal welfare and the sheep. 2. Environ-ment and the sheep: Breed adaptations and welfareimplications. 3. Behaviour and the welfare of thesheep. 4. Sheep senses, cognition and capacity forconsciousness. 5. The impact of disease and diseaseprevention on welfare in sheep. 6. Farming systemsfor sheep production and their effect on welfare. 7.Nutrition and the welfare of sheep. 8. The manage-ment of sheep. 9. The economics of sheep welfare.10. Sheep welfare: A future perspective. Index.

Fields of interestZoology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; AnimalPhysiology; Behavioural Sciences; Veterinary Medi-cine




Hardcover2008. (Animal Welfare, Vol. 6)169,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8552-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E.N. Eadie, Unit 1, Glenelg North, Australia

Understanding Animal WelfareAn Integrated Approach

This book examines the contents, influence, andpotential of a personal selection of modern bookspublished over the last fifty years that have beenrelevant to improving welfare. The works selectedcomprise three earlier classics that mainly deal withanimal experimentation and intensive farming, aswell as five that concentrate on specific subject areas,namely history, science, applied ethics, politics andlaw, that are important to protecting the welfare ofanimals against suffering inflicted by humans. Thebooks are arranged in the order of their publicationdate, and for each one a few related works are alsomentioned or discussed. This collection provides abroad understanding[...]

FeaturesThis book examines the contents, influence, andpotential of a personal selection of modern bookspublished over the last fifty years that have beenrelevant to improving welfare. The works selectedcomprise three earlier classics that mainly deal withanimal experimentation and intensive farming, aswell as five that concentrate on specific subject areas,namely history, science, applied ethics, politics [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Experimentation on Animals-The priciples of Human Experimental Tech-nique by W.M.S. Russel and R.L. Burch, published1959.- Intensive Farming IndustryAnimal Machines- The New Factory Farming Industry by Ruth Har-rison, published 1964.- Immortality of Man's Treat-ment of AnimalsAnimal Liberation - Towards anEnd to Man's Inhumanity to Animals by PeterSinger, published 1975.- History of Challenges toSpeciesismAnimal Revolution - Changing AttitudesTowards Speciesism by Richard Ryder, published1989.- Science of Animal Behaviour and WelfareAni-mal Welfare - A Cool Eye Towards[...]

Fields of interestFish & Wildlife Biology & Management; AnimalEcology; Zoology




Hardcover2012. XV, 128 p. 1 illus. in color. (Animal Welfare, Vol.13)99,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-30576-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

J. Eilenberg, Royal Veterinary & Agricultural Univ., FrederiksbergC, Denmark; H.M.T. Hokkanen, University Of Helsinki, Helsinki,Finland (Eds.)

An Ecological and SocietalApproach to Biological Control

Biological control is among the most promisingmethods for control of pests (including vectors), dis-eases and weeds. In this book ecological and societalaspects are for the first time treated together. In anecological approach the aim is to evaluate the signif-icance of certain biological properties like biodiver-sity and natural habitats. Also, it is important to seebiological control from an organic (or ecological)farming point of view. In a societal approach termslike ‘consumer’s attitude’, ‘risk perception’, ‘learningand education’ and ‘value triangle’ are recognised assignificant for biological production and human wel-fare.

FeaturesBiological control is among the most promisingmethods for control of pests (including vectors), dis-eases and weeds. In this book ecological and societalaspects are for the first time treated together. In anecological approach the aim is to evaluate the signif-icance of certain biological properties like biodiver-sity and natural habitats. Also, it is important to seebiological control from an organic (or [..]

Contents1. Concepts and visions of biological control. 2.Socioeconomic significance of biological control. 3.Biological control in organic production: first choiceor last option? 4. Food consumption, risk percep-tion and alternative production technologies. 5. Edu-cation in biological control at the university level atKVL. 6. Implementation of biological control andIPM in Dutch horticulture. 7. Biocontrol in pro-tected crops: is lack of biodiversity a limiting factor?8. The soil as a reservoir for antagonists to plant dis-eases. 9. The soil as a reservoir for natural enemies ofpest insects[...]

Fields of interestEntomology; Plant Pathology; Ecology; PlantSciences




Hardcover2006. XII, 322 p. (Progress in Biological Control, Vol. 2)159,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-4320-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





M. Eilittä, J. Mureithi, R. Derpsch (Eds.)

Green Manure/Cover Crop Systemsof Smallholder FarmersExperiences from Tropical and Subtropical Regions

In the 1980s and 1990s, green manure/cover crop(GMCC) systems became a popular agriculturaltechnology in research and development efforts forsmallholder tropical and subtropical farmers. How-ever, few syntheses of these experiences have beenconducted. This volume of case studies contributesto bridging this gap by reviewing field-level expe-riences with these systems. Twelve case studies areincluded. Eleven of them describe experiences fromLatin America (4 cases), Africa (6 cases) and Asia(1 case) and the twelfth case reports on the develop-ment of a GMCC systems database. Two conclud-ing chapters, `Learning from the Case Studies' and`Future Perspectives', build upon the cases.[...]

FeaturesIn the 1980s and 1990s, green manure/cover crop(GMCC) systems became a popular agriculturaltechnology in research and development efforts forsmallholder tropical and subtropical farmers. How-ever, few syntheses of these experiences have beenconducted. This volume of case studies contributesto bridging this gap by reviewing field-level expe-riences with these systems. Twelve case studies areincluded. [..]

ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgements; The Editors.- PhotoSection.- Introduction; The Editors.- Use of GreenManure/Cover Crops and Conservation Tillage inSanta Catarina, Brazil.- Slash-and-Mulch System:Fríjol Tapado in Costa Rica.- Use by Hillside Farm-ers of Northern Honduras.- Cultivating Maize withMucuna in the Los Tuxtlas Region of South-east-ern Veracruz, Mexico.- Improved Fallows in EasternZambia.- Best-Bet Legumes for Smallholder Maize-based Cropping Systems of Malawi.- Promotion ofMarejea Cultivation in the Ruvuma Region of Tanza-nia: Experiences of the Catholic Missionaries at[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Soil Science & Conservation; Forestry




Hardcover2004. XXXIII, 361 p.149,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-2045-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

L. Erickson, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; W.-J. Yu, J.Brandle, Southern Crop Protection & Food, London, Canada; R.Rymerson (Eds.)

Molecular Farming of Plants andAnimals for Human and VeterinaryMedicine

Until recently, agriculture was seen as a minor cus-tomer of the pharmaceutical industry. However, asthis book amply demonstrates, agriculture may bepoised to become a much more important supplierrather than consumer of pharmaceuticals. This bookis the most comprehensive and up-to-date compila-tion of bio-farming strategies to provide health prod-ucts that are both safer and lower-cost than thoseproduced conventionally. The style and informa-tion presented assumes a university undergraduatelevel of genetics and biology. Technical informationregarding the methods used and the results, as wellas perspectives on commercialization and regulation,is provided by scientists prominent in[...]

FeaturesUntil recently, agriculture was seen as a minor cus-tomer of the pharmaceutical industry. However, asthis book amply demonstrates, agriculture may bepoised to become a much more important supplierrather than consumer of pharmaceuticals. This bookis the most comprehensive and up-to-date compila-tion of bio-farming strategies to provide health prod-ucts that are both safer and lower-cost than thoseproduced [..]

ContentsPreface.- 1. Tobacco, a Platform for the Productionof Recombinant Proteins.- 2. Alfalfa: an EfficientBioreactor for Continuous Recombinant ProteinProduction.- 3. The Use of Viral Vectors for theProduction Recombinant Proteins in Plants.- 4.Control of the N-Glycosylation of Therapeutic Gly-coproteins Produced in Transgenic Plants: a NewChallenge for Glycobiologists.- 5. Production andCommercialization Biopharmaceuticals from Milk.-6. A Seed-derived Oral Subunit Vaccine for HumanCytomegalovirus.- 7. Use of Plant Virus-BasedExpression Systems for the Production of HIV Vac-cines.-[...]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Human Genetics;Veterinary Medicine; Internal Medicine




Hardcover2002. XIX, 374 p.189,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-0835-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

U. Gisi, Syngenta Crop Protection, Basel, Switzerland; I. Chet,Hebrew University Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel; M.L. Gullino, Uni-versità degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, Italy (Eds.)

Recent Developments inManagement of Plant Diseases

Plant disease management remains an importantcomponent of plant pathology and is more complextoday than ever before including new innovation indiagnostic kits, the discovery of new modes of actionof chemicals with low environmental impact, biolog-ical control agents with reliable and persistent activ-ity, as well as the development of new plant varietieswith durable disease resistance. This book is a col-lection of invited lectures given at the 9th Interna-tional Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2008), heldin Torino, August 24-29, 2008 and is part of a seriesof volumes on Plant Pathology in the 21st Century.It focuses on new developments of disease manage-ment and provides an[...]

FeaturesPlant disease management remains an importantcomponent of plant pathology and is more complextoday than ever before including new innovation indiagnostic kits, the discovery of new modes of actionof chemicals with low environmental impact, biolog-ical control agents with reliable and persistent activ-ity, as well as the development of new plant varietieswith durable disease resistance. [..]

Fields of interestPlant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Bioinformatics;Agriculture




Hardcover2009. XV, 377p. (Plant Pathology in the 21st Century,Vol. 1)169,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8803-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





P. Glatz, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia; C. Lunam,Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; I. Malecki, University ofWestern Australia, Crawley, Australia (Eds.)

The Welfare of Farmed Ratites

This volume reviews, for the first time, the broadrange of issues that affect the welfare of commer-cially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporateseveral families of flightless birds this book focuseson the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich,emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journeythrough all sectors of the industry, which includebreeding, incubation, hatching, brooding, rearing,growth, transport and processing, with an emphasison husbandry and management protocols that canimpact bird welfare and health. Also discussed is thestructure and sensory innervation of the skin anddigits of the birds, and the potential welfare implica-tions of industry practices[...]

FeaturesThis volume reviews, for the first time, the broadrange of issues that affect the welfare of commer-cially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporateseveral families of flightless birds this book focuseson the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich,emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journeythrough all sectors of the industry, which includebreeding, incubation, hatching, brooding, rearing,[..]

ContentsThe Ethics of Farming Flightless Birds.- BreederWelfare – The Past, Present and Future.- NaturalMating and Artificial Insemination.- Incubation andChick Rearing.- Ostrich Nutrition and Welfare.-Welfare Issues Associated with Ratite HusbandryPractices.- The Structure and Sensory Innervationof the Integument of Ratites.- Ratite Movement.-Ratite Health – Welfare Implications.- Bird Han-dling, Transportation, Lairage and Slaughter: Impli-cations for Bird Welfare and Meat Quality.- RatiteConservation: Linking Captive-Release and Welfare.

Fields of interestZoology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management;Animal Ecology; Agriculture




Hardcover2011. XVIII, 266 p. (Animal Welfare, Vol. 11)159,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-19296-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

J. Hassink, M. Dijk, van (Eds.)

Farming for HealthGreen-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States ofAmerica

Farming for Health describes the utilization of agri-cultural farms, farm animals, plants and landscapesas a base for promoting human mental and phys-ical health and social well-being. This book givesan overview of the development of ‘Farming forHealth’ initiatives across Europe. This develop-ment is a logical result of the changing paradigmsin the health-care sector and the demand for newsocial and financial impulses in agriculture and ruralareas. Researchers from The Netherlands, Norway,Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium,Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria andItaly as well as the USA contributed to this book. Itnot only describes the situation in different[...]

FeaturesFarming for Health describes the utilization of agri-cultural farms, farm animals, plants and landscapesas a base for promoting human mental and physi-cal health and social well-being. The book offers anoverview of the development of ‘Farming for Health’initiatives across Europe. These initiatives are a log-ical result of the changing paradigms in the health-care sector and the demand for new social and [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Preface.- Thematic studies.-Country studies.- Conclusions.

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Agriculture; Landscape Ecology




Hardcover2006. X, 357 p. (Wageningen UR Frontis Series, Vol. 13)199,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-4540-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H.J. Heege, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany (Ed.)

Precision in Crop FarmingSite Specific Concepts and Sensing Methods: Applications andResults

High yields and environmental control in crop farm-ing call for precise adaptations to local growing con-ditions. Treating large fields in a uniform way byhigh capacity machinery cannot be regarded as asustainable method for many situations. Becausedifferences existing within single fields must be con-sidered. The transition from former field work car-ried out manually or by small implements to present-day high-capacity machinery caused that the farm-ers lost the immediate and close contact with soilsand crops. However, modern sensing and controllingtechnology can make up for this deficit. High techmethods that include proximal sensing and signalsfrom satellites can provide for[...]

FeaturesHigh yields and environmental control in crop farm-ing call for precise adaptations to local growing con-ditions. Treating large fields in a uniform way byhigh capacity machinery cannot be regarded as asustainable method for many situations. Becausedifferences existing within single fields must be con-sidered. The transition from former field work car-ried out manually or by small implements to presentday [..]

Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Heterogeneity in Fields: Basicsof Analyses.- 3 Sensing by Electromagnetic Radia-tion.- 4 Precision in Guidance of Farm Machinery.-5 Sensing of Natural Soil Properties.- 6 Sensing ofCrop Properties.- 7 Site-Specific Soil Cultivation.- 8Site-Specific Sowing.- 9 Site-Specific Fertilizing.- 10Site-Specific Weed Control.- 11 Site-Specific Sensingfor Fungicide Spraying.- 12 Site-Specific Recordingof Yields.- 13 Fusions, Overlays and ManagementZones.- 14 Summary and Perspectives.- Index.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Plant Sciences; Soil Science & Conser-vation; Plant Biochemistry; Engineering (general);Control




Hardcover2013. XI, 356 p. 181 illus., 87 illus. in color.139,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-6759-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





A. Karaca, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey (Ed.)

Biology of Earthworms

Earthworms, which belong to the order Oligochaeta,comprise roughly 3,000 species grouped into fivefamilies. Earthworms have been called ‘ecosystemengineers’; much like human engineers, they changethe structure of their environments. Earthworms arevery versatile and are found in nearly all terrestrialecosystems. They play an important role in forestand agricultural ecosystems. This Soil Biology vol-ume describes the various facets of earthworms, suchas their role in soil improvement, soil structure, andthe biocontrol of soil-borne plant fungal diseases.Reviews discuss earthworms’ innate immune system,molecular markers to address various issues of earth-worm ecology, earthworm[...]

FeaturesEarthworms, which belong to the order Oligochaeta,comprise roughly 3,000 species grouped into fivefamilies. Earthworms have been called ‘ecosystemengineers’; much like human engineers, they changethe structure of their environments. Earthworms arevery versatile and are found in nearly all terrestrialecosystems. They play an important role in forestand agricultural ecosystems. This Soil Biology vol-ume [..]

Fields of interestTerrestial Ecology; Agriculture; Invertebrates; SoilScience & Conservation




Hardcover2011. XIV, 316 p. (Soil Biology, Vol. 24)169,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-14635-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

V.J. Karplus, National Institute of Biological, Beijing, China (P.R.);X.W. Deng, Yale University, New Haven, USA

Agricultural Biotechnology in ChinaOrigins and Prospects

Scientists in China’s laboratories have developedhundreds of transgenic crops, but only one is insect-resistant cotton and planted widely on farms. Thisapparent paradox has inspired the writing of thisbook Agricultural Biotechnology in China: Ori-gins and Prospects. Against the backdrop of ongo-ing global controversy over the safety and benefitsof transgenic crops, this book focuses on two keyquestions: 1) What historical as well as recent eco-nomic, political and social developments accountfor China’s sizeable investment in research on trans-genic crops and the apparent mismatch between lab-oratory and commercial activity?; and 2) What arethe chances that transgenic crops will be[...]

FeaturesOver the last thirty years, China has developed oneof the world’s largest public research programs inagricultural biotechnology. Building on a long tradi-tion of agricultural advances, Chinese scientists haveapplied biotechnology techniques to develop hun-dreds of novel crop varieties suited to local farmingconditions and challenges. Agricultural Biotechnol-ogy in China: Origins and [..]

ContentsPreface.- Introduction.- From Seeds toEmpiresChina’s Long Agricultural History.- ModernScience on the Farm The Green Revolution.- Trans-formation in China’s Agriculture in the TwentiethCentury.- Agricultural Biotechnology: New Toolsfor Ancient Practices.- Agricultural BiotechnologyTakes Root in China.- From Lab to Field.- China’sFirst Transgenic Crops.- Biosafety and China’s Regu-latory Policy.- Looking to the Future: Trends in PlantSciences and Agricultural Biotechnology Research.-Conclusion.- Works Cited.- Index.

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Agriculture; Biotechnology




Hardcover2008.99,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-71138-6Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6weeks.

M. Kawakami, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Z.-j. Shen,Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; J.-t. Pai, Chengchi Uni-versity, Taipei, Taiwan; X.-l. Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing, China (P.R.); M. Zhang, University of Texas at Austin,Austin, USA (Eds.)

Spatial Planning and SustainableDevelopmentApproaches for Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in AsianCities

This book attempts to provide insights into theachievement of a sustainable urban form, throughspatial planning and implementation; here, we focuson planning experiences at the levels of local citiesand some metropolitan areas in Asian countries.This book investigates the impact of planning policyon spatial planning implementation, from multidis-ciplinary viewpoints encompassing land-use pat-terns, housing development, transportation, greendesign, and agricultural and ecological systems inthe urbanization process. We seek to learn fromresearchers in an integrated multidisciplinary plat-form that reflects a variety of perspectives, such aseconomic development, social equality,[...]

FeaturesThis book attempts to provide insights into theachievement of a sustainable urban form, throughspatial planning and implementation; here, we focuson planning experiences at the levels of local citiesand some metropolitan areas in Asian countries.This book investigates the impact of planning policyon spatial planning implementation, from multidis-ciplinary viewpoints encompassing land-use pat-terns, housing [..]

ContentsPart 1 Urbanization and Sustainable Society - SectionUrbanization and planning approach.- Part 2 Urban-ization and Sustainable Society - Section Housingand Transportation.- Part 3 Landscape and Ecologi-cal System, Sustainable Development - Section Greendesign and landscape.- Part 4 Landscape and Ecolog-ical System, Sustainable Development - Section Agri-culture and ecological system.- Part 5 Landscape andEcological System, Sustainable Development - Sec-tion Vulnerability of urban system.

Fields of interestLandscape Ecology; Sustainable Development;Human Geography; Environmental Management




Hardcover2013. XXIV, 459 p. 185 illus. (Strategies for Sustainabil-ity)139,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5921-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





E.C. Lefroy, R.J. Hobbs, M.H. O'Connor, J.S. Pate (Eds.)

Agriculture as a Mimic of NaturalEcosystems

This book critically examines the idea that the sus-tainability of agriculture could be improved by mim-icking the structure and processes occurring innatural ecosystems. Researchers from around theworld present comparative studies of multi-speciesfarming systems, natural ecosystems and conven-tional agriculture. Case studies from Europe, Africa,Asia, Australia, and North and South America exam-ine the implications of increasing the complexity offarming systems on water and nutrient cycling, pro-ductivity and resilience. Theoretical issues discussedinclude the role of biodiversity in agriculture, thetrade-off between perenniality and productivity, thechoice to integrate[...]

FeaturesThis book critically examines the idea that the sus-tainability of agriculture could be improved by mim-icking the structure and processes occurring innatural ecosystems. Researchers from around theworld present comparative studies of multi-speciesfarming systems, natural ecosystems and conven-tional agriculture. Case studies from Europe, Africa,Asia, Australia, and North and South America exam-ine the [..]

Fields of interestPlant Ecology; Plant Sciences; Ecology; Forestry




Hardcover1999. (Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agri-culture, Vol. 37)304,00 €ISBN 978-0-7923-5965-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E. Lichtfouse, INRA-CMSE-PME, Dijon CX, France (Ed.)

Organic Farming, Pest Control andRemediation of Soil Pollutants

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustain-able way for humans and their children. Sustain-able agriculture is a discipline that addresses currentissues such as climate change, increasing food andfuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obe-sity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pestcontrol, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environ-mentally-friendly solutions are proposed based onintegrated knowledge from sciences as diverse asagronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chem-istry, toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sci-ences. Indeed, sustainable agriculture deciphermechanisms of processes that occur[...]

FeaturesSustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustain-able way for humans and their children. Sustain-able agriculture is a discipline that addresses currentissues such as climate change, increasing food andfuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obe-sity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pestcontrol, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, [..]

ContentsPreface: Sustainable agriculture as a central scienceto solve global society issues - Eric LichtfouseFore-word: Mother of necessity: the soil - Rattan Lal1.Introductory article: Technology without wisdom -Rattan Lal2. Transgenic cotton for sustainable pestmanagement - Jorge B. Torres3. Conservation Agri-culture, a different approach for crop productionthrough sustainable soil and water management -Fabio Stagnari3. Recurrent mass selection for routineimprovement of common wheat - GF Marais4. Rota-tion design: a critical factor for sustainable crop pro-duction in a semiarid climate -[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Sustainable Development; PlantSciences; Climate Change; Ecosystems; Soil Science& Conservation




Hardcover2010. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 1)199,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-9653-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E. Lichtfouse, INRA-CMSE-PME, Dijon CX, France; M. Navarrete,INRA-SAD, Avignon CX 09, France; P. Debaeke, INRA, ToulouseCX, France; S. Véronique, INRA-INA PG, Thiverval-Grignon,France; C. Alberola, INRA Avignon, Avignon CX 9, France (Eds.)

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainability rests on the principle that we mustmeet the needs of the present without compromisingthe ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds. Starving people in poor nations, obesity inrich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climatechanges, increasing fuel and transportation costs,flaws of the global market, worldwide pesticide pol-lution, pest adaptation and resistance, loss of soilfertility and organic carbon, soil erosion, decreas-ing biodiversity, desertification, and so on. Despiteunprecedented advances in sciences allowing to visitplanets and disclose subatomic particles, serious ter-restrial issues about food show clearly that conven-tional[...]

FeaturesSustainability rests on the principle that we mustmeet the needs of the present without compromisingthe ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds. Starving people in poor nations, obesity inrich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climatechanges, increasing fuel and transportation costs,flaws of the global market, worldwide pesticide pol-lution, pest adaptation and resistance, loss of [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Preface. Introduction. Section1. Climate Change. Section 2. Genetically ModifiedOrganisms. Section 3. Biodiversity. Section 4. Alter-native Control. Section 5. Alternative Fertilisation.Section 6. New Farming Systems. Section 7. Pollu-tants In Agrosystems.





Hardcover2009.239,00 €Special offer valid until March 31, 2014120,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-2665-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days






Climate Change, Intercropping,Pest Control and BeneficialMicroorganisms



ContentsPreface: Climate change, society issues and sustain-able agriculture. Foreword: Tragedy of the globalcommons: soil, water and air. 1. The rediscovery ofintercropping in China: a traditional cropping sys-tem for future Chinese agriculture. 2. Effect of genet-ically modified bacteria on ecosystems and theirpotential benefits for bioremediation and biocontrolof plant diseases. 3. Climate change and plant waterbalance. The role of aquaporins. 4. Responses ofcereal plants to environmental and climate changes.5. Induction of plant tolerance to semi-arid environ-ments by beneficial soil[...]





Hardcover2009. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 2)229,00 €ISBN 978-90-481-2715-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days


Sociology, Organic Farming,Climate Change and Soil Science



Contents1. Society issues, painkiller solutions, dependenceand sustainable agriculture; Eric Lichtfouse2. Soci-ology of sustainable agriculture; Ezatollah Karami3.Sustainable versus organic agriculture; Vito Sardo4.Organic agriculture and food production: ecological,environmental, food safety and nutritional qualityissues; Reza Ghorbani5. Sustainability of energy cropcultivation in Central Europe; Volkhard Scholz6.Phosphorus, plant biodiversity and climate change;Nicole Wrage7. Co-evolution and migration of beanand rhizobia in Europe; Paula A. Rodiño8. Non-iso-topic and 13C isotopic[...]





Hardcover2010. VI, 478 p. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 3)199,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-3332-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E. Lichtfouse, INRA, UMR1347 Agroécologie, Dijon, France (Ed.)

Alternative Farming Systems,Biotechnology, Drought Stress andEcological Fertilisation

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustainableway for our children. This discipline addresses cur-rent issues such as climate change, increasing foodand fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution,soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiver-sity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed basedon integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil sci-ence, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecol-ogy, economy, philosophy and social sciences. Asactual society issues are now intertwined, sustainableagriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.This book series analyzes current agricultural issues,and[...]


Contents1. Thinking by Connections and the Dynamics ofNature for Food Production; Dr. Clara Ceppa. -2.Transgenic Bt Corn Hybrids and Pest Manage-ment in the USA; Dr. Siddharth Tiwari.- 3. Marker-Assisted Breeding in Higher Plants; Dr. MehboobRahman.- 4. Phytoremediation Techniques for Pesti-cide Contaminations; Dr. Sophie Pascal-Lorber.- 5.Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Soil; Dr. Vic-tor Hugo Duran.- 6. Drought Stress Effect on CropPollination, Seed Set, Yield and Quality; Dr. AhmadAlqudah.- 7. Ecological Fertilization; Dr. GyörgyFüleky.- 8. Tropical Homegardens in Bangladesh,[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Sustainable Development; Entomology;Climate Change; Ecosystems; Soil Science & Conser-vation




Hardcover2011. X, 390p. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Vol. 6)169,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-0185-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





E. Lichtfouse, INRA, UMR1347 Agroécologie, Dijon, France; M.Hamelin, French National Institute for Agricultur, Narbonne,France; M. Navarrete, INRA-SAD, Avignon CX 09, France; P.Debaeke, INRA, Toulouse CX, France (Eds.)

Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2

This book gathers review articles that analyze cur-rent agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposealternative solutions. It will therefore help all scien-tists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politi-cians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy andfood system for future generations.

FeaturesSustainability rests on the principle that we mustmeet the needs of the present without compromisingthe ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds. Starving people in poor nations, obesity inrich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climatechanges, increasing fuel and transportation costs,flaws of the global market, worldwide pesticide pol-lution, pest adaptation and resistance, loss of [..]

ContentsSection 1 - Novel Concepts.- Section 2 - Food Secu-rity.- Section 3 - Sociology and Economics.- Section4 - Climate Change.- Section 5 - Alternative PestControl.- Section 6 - Soil Health.- Section 7 - Alter-native Fertilisation.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Soil Science & Conservation; Sustain-able Development; Agricultural Economics; Sociol-ogy, general




Hardcover2011. XX, 991p. 50 illus..239,00 €ISBN 978-94-007-0393-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days


Genetics, Biofuels and LocalFarming Systems

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustainableway for our children. This discipline addresses cur-rent issues such as climate change, increasing foodand fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution,soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiver-sity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed basedon integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil sci-ence, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecol-ogy, economy, philosophy and social sciences. Asactual society issues are now intertwined, sustainableagriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.This book series analyzes current agricultural issuesand[...]


Contents1. Addicted to Growth; Mr. Rudy M. Baum.- 2.Grass biomethane for agriculture and energy; Dr.Nicholas E. Korres.- 3. Genetic mechanisms enhanc-ing plant biodiversity; Dr. Ioannis S. Tokatlidis.-4. Integrated agri-aquaculture systems; Dr. ArielD. Zajdband.- 5. Small RNA-mediated defensiveand adaptive responses in plants; Dr. Qazi Mohd.Rizwanul Haq.- 6. Beneficial Soil Microorganisms,an Ecological Alternative for Soil Fertility Manage-ment; Dr. Claudio Altomare.- 7. Human Labour andGreen Manure, Two Overlooked Factors for EnergyAnalysis in Agriculture; Dr. Vito Sardo.- 8.[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture




Hardcover2011. X, 426 p. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Vol. 7)149,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-1520-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days


Farming for Food and WaterSecurity

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustainableway for our children. This discipline addresses cur-rent issues such as climate change, increasing foodand fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution,soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiver-sity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed basedon integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil sci-ence, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecol-ogy, economy, philosophy and social sciences. Asactual society issues are now intertwined, sustainableagriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.This book series analyzes current agricultural issuesand[...]


ContentsPublic goods and farming.- Pesticides and sus-tainable agriculture.- Nitrogen use efficiency byannual and perennial crops.- Microalgae for biore-mediation of distillery effluent.- No-till direct seed-ing for energy-saving rice production in China.-Agricultural water poverty index for a sustainableworld.- Participatory rural appraisal to solve irriga-tion issues.- Bioavailability of soil P for plant nutri-tion.-Animal manure for smallholder agriculture inSouth Africa.- Vermicompost and soil quality.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Water Policy / Water Governance /Water Management




Hardcover2012. V, 274 p. 49 illus. (Sustainable AgricultureReviews, Vol. 10)139,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-4499-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





E. Lichtfouse, UMR1347 Agroécologie, Dijon, France (Ed.)

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustain-able way for humans and their children. Sustain-able agriculture is a discipline that addresses currentissues such as climate change, increasing food andfuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obe-sity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pestcontrol, and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutionsare proposed based on integrated knowledge fromsciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, mole-cular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, econ-omy, philosophy and social sciences. Because actualsociety issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing,[...]


ContentsSurprising facts about soils, students and teachers! Asurvey of educational research and resources.- Sus-tainable agriculture and climate changes in Egypt.-Adapting maize crop to diverse agro-ecosystems.-Intercropping.- Soil organic matter dynamics andstructure.- Enhancing fertilizer efficiency in highinput cropping systems in Florida.- Plant and animalbreeding as starting points for sustainable agricul-ture.- Medicinal plant active compounds producedby UV-B exposure.- Benefits of compost for landdetermined by life cycle assessment.- Biocontrol ofplant pathogens using plant[...]

Fields of interestLife Sciences (general); Agriculture; SustainableDevelopment


Type of publicationReviews


Hardcover2013. VI, 371 p. 70 illus. (Sustainable AgricultureReviews, Vol. 12)139,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5960-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

K. Martin, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; J. Sauer-born, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Agroecology

This book represents an interdisciplinary approachto the relevant aspects of agricultural productionrelated to the interactions between natural processes,human activities and the environment. It providescondensed and comprehensive knowledge on thefunctions of various agroecosystems at the field,landscape and global scale. Understanding and inte-grating complex ecological processes into field pro-duction, land management and food systems isessential in order to deal with the challenges of mod-ern crop and livestock production: the need for foodsecurity for the growing human population, and thenecessity to combat the detrimental effects of foodproduction on the environment. The[...]

FeaturesThis book represents an interdisciplinary approachto the relevant aspects of agricultural productionrelated to the interactions between natural processes,human activities and the environment. It providescondensed and comprehensive knowledge on thefunctions of various agroecosystems at the field,landscape and global scale. Understanding and inte-grating complex ecological processes into field [..]

Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Origin and development of agri-culture.- 3. Patterns and processes in ecosystems.-4. Crops and their environment.- 5. Management ofunwanted organisms.- 6. Production and manage-ment of livestock resources.- 7. Climate zones andland use.- 8. Agroecological aspects of global change.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Ecology; Ecosystems; Landscape Ecol-ogy; Geography (general); Biogeosciences


Type of publicationUndergraduate textbook


Hardcover2013. X, 330 p. 201 illus.69,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5916-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

L. May, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik, United King-dom; B.M. Spears, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik,United Kingdom (Eds.)

Loch Leven: 40 years of scientificresearchUnderstanding the links between pollution, climate changeand ecological response

Shallow lakes are important for their amenity valueand the ecosystem services that they support. How-ever, many are located in areas of high populationdensity and intensive farming activity. As such, theyare subject to many stressors, including eutrophi-cation and climate change. This book examines 40years of data from Loch Leven, a shallow lake in thelowlands of Scotland, UK, to gain a better under-standing of the links between pollution, climatechange and ecological response at the landscapescale. A wide range of topics is presented, includinglong term changes in nutrient inputs, internal phos-phorus loading, water quality, algal concentrations,and the biodiversity of[...]

FeaturesShallow lakes are important for their amenity valueand the ecosystem services that they support. How-ever, many are located in areas of high populationdensity and intensive farming activity. As such, theyare subject to many stressors, including eutrophi-cation and climate change. This book examines 40years of data from Loch Leven, a shallow lake in thelowlands of Scotland, UK, to gain a better under-standing [..]

ContentsA history of scientific research at Loch Leven, Kin-ross, Scotland.- Historical changes (1905–2005) inexternal phosphorus loads to Loch Leven, Scotland,UK.- Long-term variation and regulation of internalphosphorus loading in Loch Leven.- Water quality ofLoch Leven.- Changes in aquatic macrophyte com-munities in Loch Leven.- Long-term trends in LochLeven invertebrate communities.- Changes in thefish community of Loch Leven.- Long-term varia-tions in waterfowl populations in Loch Leven.- Mod-elling the response of phytoplankton in a shallowlake (Loch Leven, UK) to changes in lake[...]

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Marine & FreshwaterSciences; Climate Change Impacts; Ecosystems; Bio-diversity




HardcoverReprinted from Hydrobiologia, Volume 681, 20122012. VIII, 132p. (Developments in Hydrobiology, Vol.218)99,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-4332-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





H. Mehlhorn, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldo, Düsseldorf,Germany (Ed.)

Nature Helps...How Plants and Other Organisms Contribute to Solve HealthProblems

Nature helps... of course at first itself by develop-ing measures that give bacteria, fungi, plants andanimals a chance to be successful in their strugglefor life. As a latecomer on Earth, Homo sapienswas gifted with some droplets of the divine spiritof recognition and thus became able to observe, toanalyse and recombine skills of other living beingsand to use them for his overwhelming career overthe last 10,000 years.Of course fungi, plants, animalsand even bacteria were primarily used by mankindas food or as lifestyle products such as beer, but soonit became clear that there was much more potentialhidden in these organisms and that they could beused for other purposes,[...]

FeaturesNature helps... of course at first itself by develop-ing measures that give bacteria, fungi, plants andanimals a chance to be successful in their strugglefor life. As a latecomer on Earth, Homo sapienswas gifted with some droplets of the divine spiritof recognition and thus became able to observe, toanalyse and recombine skills of other living beingsand to use them for his overwhelming career overthe [..]

ContentsActivity of Plants Used for the Treatment of Diar-rhoea by Indigenous Traditional Medicine.- Effi-ciency of Different Types of Plant Extracts AgainstMosquitoes.- Natural Remedies in the Fight AgainstMosquitoes.- The Neem Tree Story - Extracts thatReally Work.- The Efficacy of Extracts from Plants- Especially from Coconut and Onion - AgainstTape- and Roundworms.- Curcumin: A NaturalHerb Extract with Antiparasitic Properties.- MarineOrganisms and Their Prospective Use in Therapy ofHuman and Animal Health.- Benefits and Failure ofImported Animals in the Fight Against Pests.-[...]

Fields of interestZoology; Parasitology; Eukaryotic Microbiology;Ecology




Hardcover2011. XIII, 375 p. (Parasitology Research Monographs,Vol. 1)169,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-19381-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H. Mehlhorn, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldo, Mehlhorn,Germany (Ed.)

Progress in Parasitology

Parasites threaten the health of animals and humansalike. Especially in times of increasing globaliza-tion and global warming, parasites can enlarge their“kingdom” by spreading. At the same time manyof the existing medical products have become inef-fective. As these products have been used for manydecades, parasites have developed resistances, sothat they have progressed in their fight for survival.Therefore it is obvious that humans must developnew methods to face these dangers. Thus parasito-logical knowledge increases daily and must be for-mulated to be accessible for as many parasitologists(veterinarians, physicians, biologists) as possible.Therefore it is necessary that[...]

FeaturesParasites threaten the health of animals and humansalike. Especially in times of increasing globaliza-tion and global warming, parasites can enlarge their“kingdom” by spreading. At the same time manyof the existing medical products have become inef-fective. As these products have been used for manydecades, parasites have developed resistances, so thatthey have progressed in their fight for survival. [..]

Contents50 years Parasitological Societies in Germany I.Developments in West Germany.- 50 years Parasito-logical Societies in Germany II. Developments inEast Germany.- PROTOZOA.- The world record ofparasites in their fight for survival.- Cryptosporid-ium parvum: The veterinary perspective.- Neonatalporcine coccidiosis.- Posttranslational modificationsin apicomplexan parasites.- Development of the RTS,S/A vaccine from concepts to phase III.- Small rumi-nant theilerosis Interactions of Trypanosoma cruziand triatomines.-HELMINTHES.- What's about sexin schistosomes – signaling mechanism in the[...]

Fields of interestZoology; Parasitology; Eukaryotic Microbiology;Ecology




Hardcover2011. XIV, 338 p. (Parasitology Research Monographs,Vol. 2)149,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-21395-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A. Midlen, T. Redding

Environmental Management forAquaculture

In recent years the subject of pollution of naturalwaters by aquaculture has received considerableattention. With increasingly stringent regulation ofwastewater quality from fish farms around the world,those involved in the industry need to be aware ofthe causes of pollution from fish and shellfish farmsand of methods by which this pollution may be pre-vented. This book aims to bring the principles ofwastewater treatment and other pollution controltechniques for fish and shellfish farming to a wideaudience of farmers, students, scientists and engi-neers; in fact anyone who works in aquaculture orpollution control. For this reason, the authors whohave between them[...]

FeaturesIn recent years the subject of pollution of naturalwaters by aquaculture has received considerableattention. With increasingly stringent regulation ofwastewater quality from fish farms around the world,those involved in the industry need to be aware ofthe causes of pollution from fish and shellfish farmsand of methods by which this pollution may be pre-vented. This book aims to bring the [..]

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Waste Water Tech-nology / Water Pollution Control / Water Man-agement / Aquatic Pollution; Waste Management /Waste Technology




Hardcover1998. (Aquaculture Series, Vol. 2)209,00 €ISBN 978-0-412-59500-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





K.G. Mukerji, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India; B.P. Chamola,Garhwal University, Chamola, India; J. Singh, EnvironmentalBuilding Solutions Ltd., Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (Eds.)

Mycorrhizal Biology

`The fundamental problem the world faces today,is the rapidly increasing pressure of population onthe limited resources of the land. To meet the everincreasing demands of expanding populations, agri-cultural production has been raised through theabundant use of inorganic fertilizers, the adoptionof multicropping systems and liberal application ofchemical pesticides (fungicides, bactericides, etc. ).Though the use of chemicals has increased the yielddramatically, it has also resulted in the rapid dete-rioration of land and water resources apart fromwastage of scarce resources. This has adverselyaffected the biological balance and lead to the pres-ence of toxic residues[...]

Features`The fundamental problem the world faces today,is the rapidly increasing pressure of population onthe limited resources of the land. To meet the everincreasing demands of expanding populations, agri-cultural production has been raised through theabundant use of inorganic fertilizers, the adoptionof multicropping systems and liberal application ofchemical pesticides (fungicides, [..]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Ecology; Soil Science & Conser-vation; Agriculture; Ecology




Hardcover2000. XII, 336 p.199,99 €ISBN 978-0-306-46294-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H.J.W. Mutsaers

Peasants, Farmers and ScientistsA Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the TwentiethCentury

This book is a critical account of tropical agricul-tural science and agricultural development in thetwentieth century, in particular in Africa. It describessuccesses as well as fads and failures, from the per-spective of a practitioner of more than 40 years. Theemphasis is on the second half of the century, butthe story frequently reaches deep into the first halfof the century as well. The book’s premise is that thestory of tropical agricultural science and agriculturaldevelopment can be told in a single volume at a morethan trivial level, understandable for people of nor-mal intelligence. It tries to uncover what real valuethere has been in the major areas of study (Farm-ing[...]

FeaturesThis book is a critical account of tropical agricul-tural science and agricultural development in thetwentieth century, in particular in Africa. It describessuccesses as well as fads and failures, from the per-spective of a practitioner of more than 40 years. Theemphasis is on the second half of the century, but thestory frequently reaches deep into the first half of thecentury as [..]

ContentsWhat is tropical Agronomy? A TropicalAgronomist's Education. Old and New: The 1960'sand 1970's. Farmers are smarter than you think.Forests, Fallows and Fields. Farmer Skills, an elusiveproperty. Mainly technology. Follies and Sanity ofFarming Systems Research. The Modelling Sorcerersand their apprentices. Donors, experts and consul-tants. Can African farming be improved? Appen-dices: C.T. de Wit's analysis of plant competition;Shifting Cultivation and recurrent cropping; Factoranalysis; Nutrient dynamics of alley cropping; Morefarmer technologies; Papers presented at the 2005[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Plant Sciences; Monitoring / Environ-mental Analysis; Soil Science & Conservation; Devel-opment Economics; History of Science





P.K.R. Nair, University of Florida, Nair, USA

An Introduction to Agroforestry

This college-level textbook summarizes the state ofcurrent knowledge in the rapidly expanding field ofagroforestry. The book, organized into 25 chaptersin six sections, reviews the developments in agro-forestry during the past 15 years and describes theaccomplishments in the application of biophysi-cal (plant and soil related) and socioeconomic sci-ences to agroforestry. Although the major focus ofthe book is on the tropics, where the practice andpotential of agroforestry are particularly promising,the developments in temperate zone agroforestryare also discussed. This text is recommended forstudents, teachers, and researchers in agroforestry,farming systems, and[...]

FeaturesThis college-level textbook summarizes the state ofcurrent knowledge in the rapidly expanding field ofagroforestry. The book, organized into 25 chaptersin six sections, reviews the developments in agro-forestry during the past 15 years and describes theaccomplishments in the application of biophysical(plant and soil related) and socioeconomic sciencesto agroforestry. Although the major focus of the [..]

Fields of interestForestry; Tree Biology; Plant Sciences




Hardcover1993. XIV, 499 p.339,00 €ISBN 978-0-7923-2134-7usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





A. van Niekerk (Ed.)

Ethics in Agriculture - An AfricanPerspective

Agriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of peo-ple in Africa. It is not just a provider of food, it isa way of life for rural people. Whilst subsistencefarming is the most practiced form of agriculture,there are many parts of Africa where agriculture ishighly developed and progressive. In many instancesit is the very diversity of agricultural practices thatraises complex problems and issues. These issuesoften manifest themselves in ways that create ethi-cal dilemmas for farmers, policy-makers, academics,politicians and the general lay-person. In particular,the role of biotechnology in African agriculture hasbecome a contentious issue. Some people hold theview that[...]

FeaturesAgriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of peo-ple in Africa. It is not just a provider of food, it is away of life for rural people. Whilst subsistence farm-ing is the most practiced form of agriculture, thereare many parts of Africa where agriculture is highlydeveloped and progressive. In many instances it isthe very diversity of agricultural practices that raisescomplex problems and issues. These [..]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Life Sciences (general)




Hardcover2005. VIII, 167 p.119,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-2988-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

E.-C. Oerke, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; R. Gerhards, Uni-versity of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; G. Menz, Universityof Bonn, Bonn, Germany; R.A. Sikora, University of Bonn, Bonn,Germany (Eds.)

Precision Crop Protection - theChallenge and Use of Heterogeneity

Precision farming is an agricultural managementsystem using global navigation satellite systems,geographic information systems, remote sensing,and data management systems for optimizing theuse of nutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energyin heterogeneous field situations. This book pro-vides extensive information on the state-of-the-artof research on precision crop protection and recentdevelopments in site-specific application technolo-gies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests,pathogens and nematodes. It gives the reader anup-to-date and in-depth review of both basic andapplied research developments. The chapters discussI) biology and epidemiology of pests, II) new[...]

FeaturesPrecision farming is an agricultural managementsystem using global navigation satellite systems, geo-graphic information systems, remote sensing, anddata management systems for optimizing the use ofnutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energy in het-erogeneous field situations. This book, generated byscientists from a broad range of scientific disciplines,provides extensive information on the [..]

ContentsPreface.- Part I - Spatial and temporal heterogene-ity of crops, pests, diseases and weeds– causes andimplications .- 1. Soil heterogeneity and crop growth;V Adamchuk.- 2. Spatial and temporal dynamics ofweed populations; R Gerhards.- 3. Spatial and tem-poral dynamics of pathogens; FW Nutter.- 4. Spa-tial and temporal dynamics of arthropods in arablefields; M van Helden.- Part II - Sensing and sensortechnologies in crop protection.- 5. The applicationof laboratory spectroscopy and optical remote sens-ing for estimating soil properties; J Hill.- 6. Sensingof photosynthetic[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Remote Sensing / Photogrammetry;Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences;Entomology




Hardcover2010. XXIV, 441p.169,99 €ISBN 978-90-481-9276-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

F.W.T. Penning de Vries, CABO-DLO, Wageningen, Netherlands;P. Teng, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Teng, Singa-pore; K. Metselaar (Eds.)

Systems approaches for agriculturaldevelopmentProceedings of the International Symposium on SystemsApproaches for Agricultural Development, 2–6 December1991, Bangkok, Thailand

Agriculture is changing rapidly all over the world.Intensification, diversification, optimizing scarceresources, integrated pest management, sustainabil-ity and climate change are key issues for agriculturalinstitutes. The best solutions will be found by inte-grating disciplines. Organized thinking about futurefarming requires forecasting of the implications ofalternative ways to farm and to develop agriculture.Systems thinking and systems simulation are indis-pensable tools for such integration and extrapola-tion. About 150 scientists and senior research leadersfrom all over the world participated in the sympo-sium `Systems Approaches for Agricultural Develop-ment' to[...]

FeaturesAgriculture is changing rapidly all over the world.Intensification, diversification, optimizing scarceresources, integrated pest management, sustainabil-ity and climate change are key issues for agriculturalinstitutes. The best solutions will be found by inte-grating disciplines. Organized thinking about futurefarming requires forecasting of the implications ofalternative ways to farm and to develop [..]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Agriculture; Systems Theory, Con-trol; Ecology




Hardcover1993. XII, 543 p. (System Approaches for SustainableAgricultural Development, Vol. 2)79,95 €ISBN 978-0-7923-1880-4Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6weeks.





J. Pretzsch, D. Darr, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Berlin, Germany;H. Uibrig, E. Auch, TU Dresden, Tharandt, Germany (Eds.)

Forests and Rural Development

This book provides an overview of the complex chal-lenges and opportunities related to forest-based ruraldevelopment in the tropics and subtropics. Apply-ing a socio-ecological perspective, the book tracesthe changing paradigms of forestry in rural devel-opment throughout history, summarizes the majoraspects of the rural development challenge in forestareas and documents innovative approaches in fieldssuch as land utilization, technology and organiza-tional development, rural advisory services, financ-ing mechanisms, participative planning and forestgovernance. It brings together scholars and practi-tioners dealing with the topics from various theoreti-cal and practical angles. Calling[...]

FeaturesThis book provides an overview of the complex chal-lenges and opportunities related to forest-based ruraldevelopment in the tropics and subtropics. Apply-ing a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces thechanging paradigms of forestry in rural developmentthroughout history, summarizes the major aspects ofthe rural development challenge in forest areas, anddocuments innovative approaches in fields [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Paradigms.- The Challenges FacingForest-Based Rural Development in the Tropics andSubtropics.- Land Management Systems at the Inter-face Between Forestry and Agriculture.- Organiza-tional Changes in Forest Management.- CreatingRural Employment and Generating Income in For-est-Based Value Chains.- At the Interface of Culture,Development and Forests: Insights from Bolivia andKenya.- Extension Services for Rural Development.-Payment Schemes for Environmental Services –Challenges and Pitfalls with Respect to Effectiveness,Efficiency and Equity.- Financing Forests for[...]

Fields of interestForestry Management; Agriculture; Forestry




Hardcover2014. XII, 428 p. 55 illus., 18 illus. in color. (TropicalForestry, Vol. 9)149,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-41403-9Due: January 31, 2014

E.C. Pua, New Era College, Kajang, Malaysia; C.J. Douglas, Univer-sity of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Eds.)

Brassica

Recent advances in plant cell and molecular biol-ogy have opened new avenues for the improvementof crop plants in the genus "Brassica" - oilseeds andvegetables of worldwide economic importance. Thisvolume reviews advances in various areas of "Bras-sica" biotechnology. It covers the use of rapid-cyclebrassicas, tissue culture and gene transfer, molecu-lar genetics, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, andmolecular farming. Contributors are world-lead-ing international "Brassica" researchers. The vol-ume is an invaluable reference for plant breeders,researchers and graduate students in the fields ofplant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, genet-ics, and cell and molecular biology.

FeaturesRecent advances in plant cell and molecular biol-ogy have opened new avenues for the improvementof crop plants in the genus "Brassica" - oilseeds andvegetables of worldwide economic importance. Thisvolume reviews advances in various areas of "Bras-sica" biotechnology. It covers the use of rapid-cyclebrassicas, tissue culture and gene transfer, moleculargenetics, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, and [..]

ContentsSpecies origin and economic importance.- Rapid-cycling Brassica in research and education.- Genomemapping and analysis.- Male sterility.- Biotechnol-ogy for pollination control in Crucifer oilseed crops.-Regulation of plant morphogenesis in vitro.- Regen-eration of plants via somatic embryogenesis.- Pro-toplast culture and somatic hybridization.- Antherand microspore culture.- Production of transgenicvegetable Brassicas.- Transgenic oilseed Brassicas.-Insect resistance.- Disease resistance.- Herbicide tol-erance.- Genetic engineering of lipid composition.-Biochemical genetics of[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Genetic Engineering; Plant Sciences;Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Plant Genetics andGenomics


Type of publicationHandbook


Hardcover2004. XVII, 344 p. (Biotechnology in Agriculture andForestry, Vol. 54)279,00 €ISBN 978-3-540-20264-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Rahman, A.K. Podder, C. van Hove, Z.N.T. Begum, T. Heulin, A.Hartmann (Eds.)

Biological Nitrogen FixationAssociated with Rice ProductionBased on selected papers presented in the International Sym-posium on Biological Nitrogen Fixation Associated with Rice,Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 November– 2 December, 1994

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has becomeimportant in rice farming systems because thisprocess diminishes the need for expensive chemicalfertilizers which have been associated with numer-ous health and environmental problems. The exten-sive exploitation of BNF would provide economicbenefits to small farmers, avoiding all malign influ-ences of chemical fertilizers. Meanwhile, advancesin biotechnology have brought rice genetics to thethreshold of new opportunities for increasing riceproduction. This volume focuses, in six different ses-sions, on the role of BNF in the improvement of riceproduction in the light of the current state of the artof BNF technology[...]

FeaturesBiological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has becomeimportant in rice farming systems because thisprocess diminishes the need for expensive chemicalfertilizers which have been associated with numeroushealth and environmental problems. The extensiveexploitation of BNF would provide economic bene-fits to small farmers, avoiding all malign influencesof chemical fertilizers. Meanwhile, advances in [..]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Physiology




Hardcover1996. XVI, 247 p. (Developments in Plant and SoilSciences, Vol. 70)184,99 €ISBN 978-0-7923-4197-0usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





K.G. Ramawat, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India (Ed.)

Desert PlantsBiology and Biotechnology

Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts, repre-senting quite distinct ecosystems. Desert plants andanimals have evolved specialised survival strategiesto cope with the harsh environment of high tempera-tures and scarce water resources. The life-supportingvegetation of deserts is characterised by its uniquereproductive biology, metabolism and adaptive char-acters. Plants like Prosopis cineraria and date palmform the basis of the rural economy in many coun-tries, and are of great cultural importance; Jojobaand Jatropha have attracted interest as non-conven-tional sources of industrial oil and biodiesel. Thisbook includes chapters on the seed biology, repro-duction, mycorrhizae,[...]

FeaturesVast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts, repre-senting quite distinct ecosystems. Desert plants andanimals have evolved specialised survival strategiesto cope with the harsh environment of high tempera-tures and scarce water resources. The life-supportingvegetation of deserts is characterised by its uniquereproductive biology, metabolism and adaptive char-acters. Plants like Prosopis cineraria and [..]

Fields of interestPlant Physiology; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology;Plant Anatomy / Development; Agriculture; PlantEcology; Nature Conservation




Hardcover2010. XXI, 503p. 144 illus., 1 illus. in color.199,99 €Special offer valid until March 31, 2014100,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-02549-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

P.P. Reddy

Recent advances in crop protection

In the recent years, the need to increase food pro-duction to meet the demands of rapidly increasingpopulation from a limited land resource necessi-tated the use of intensive farming systems, with theinputs like narrow genetic base, high dose of fer-tilizers, pesticides, irrigation, monocropping, etc.which led to the development of diseases and pest.The effect of changing global climate, particularly thesharp increase in CO2 concentration, has increasedthe susceptibility of plants to pathogens and pests.Because of the chemicalization of agriculture, theage-old eco-friendly pest management practices likesanitation, crop rotation, mixed cropping, adjust-ment of date of planting,[...]

FeaturesIn the recent years, the need to increase food pro-duction to meet the demands of rapidly increasingpopulation from a limited land resource necessitatedthe use of intensive farming systems, with the inputslike narrow genetic base, high dose of fertilizers, pes-ticides, irrigation, monocropping, etc. which led tothe development of diseases and pest. The effect ofchanging global climate, [..]

ContentsPreface.- chapter 1. introduction.-chapter2. aver-mectins.-chapter3. bacteriophages.-chapter 4. biofu-migation.-chapter 5. biotechnological approaches.-chapter6. bio-priming of seeds.- chapter 7. disguisingthe leaf surface.-chapter 8. non-pathogenic strains.-chapter 9. plant defense activators.-chapter 10. plantgrowth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr).-chapter11. soil solarization.-chapter 12. strobilurin fungi-cides.-chapter 13. variety mixtures/cultivar mix-tures/multilines.-chapter 14. biointensive integratedpest management.- chapter 15. pathogenesis-relatedproteins[...]

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Ecology; Sustainable Develop-ment; Agriculture; Plant Pathology




Hardcover2013. XIX, 259 p. 55 illus., 10 illus. in color.149,95 €ISBN 978-81-322-0722-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez, Universidade Santiago de Compostela,Lugo, Spain; J. McAdam, Univ. Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom;M.R. Mosquera-Losada, Universidade Santiago de Compostela,Lugo, Spain (Eds.)

Agroforestry in EuropeCurrent Status and Future Prospects

While recent EU Rural Development policy clearlyrecognises the economic, ecological, and socialadvantages of agroforestry systems, to date theimplementation of such systems remains poorthroughout most of Europe. In light of this, this col-lection of peer-reviewed papers brings together someof the most important current research in Europeanagroforestry, and evaluates the current scope andfuture potential of agroforestry across the EU. Whilethe majority of Europe’s agroforestry practices arecurrently focused in the Mediterranean, this volumedraws together examples from a wide range of coun-tries – including Greece, Spain, the UK, Hungary,Germany, Italy, The Netherlands,[...]

FeaturesWhile recent EU Rural Development policy clearlyrecognises the economic, ecological, and socialadvantages of agroforestry systems, to date theimplementation of such systems remains poorthroughout most of Europe. In light of this, this col-lection of peer-reviewed papers brings together someof the most important current research in Europeanagroforestry, and evaluates the current scope andfuture [..]

Contents1. Definitions and components of agroforestry prac-tices in Europe.- 2. Classifications and functions ofagroforestry systems in Europe.- 3. Agroforestry sys-tems in Europe.- 4. Farmer perceptions of silvoarablesystems in seven European countries.- 5. Traditionalagroforestry systems and their evolution in Greece.-6. Silvopastoral systems in Portugal.- 7. The func-tion, management and persistence of Dehesas.- 8.Silvopastoral systems in the Northeastern IberianPeninsula.- 9. Agroforestry systems in SoutheasternSpain.- 10. Role of livestock grazing in sustainableuse, fire prevention[...]

Fields of interestForestry Management; Agriculture; Forestry; Land-scape Ecology; Ecosystems




Hardcover2009. (Advances in Agroforestry, Vol. 6)199,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8271-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





R. Roetter, Alterra, Wageningen, Netherlands; H. Keulen, PlantResearch International, Wageningen, Netherlands; M. Kuiper,Agricultural Univ. Wageningen, Wageningen, Netherlands; J.Verhagen, Wageningen University &, Wageningen, Netherlands;H.H. Laar, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands(Eds.)

Science for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment in Low-incomeCountries

Since 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture,Nature Management and Food Quality (LNV) pro-motes development-orientated agricultural and envi-ronmental research and strengthening of North-South partnerships through its International Coop-eration (DLO-IC) research programme. By 2005,some 70 collaborative North-South projects hadbeen carried out. All science groups in Wagenin-gen University and Research Centre (WUR) wereinvolved in the implementation of the programmeand at least half the projects and activities under-taken were directly related to Rural Developmentand Sustainable Agriculture (RDSA). Facing newchallenges with respect to sustainable developmentstrategies for[...]

FeaturesSince 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture,Nature Management and Food Quality (LNV) pro-motes development-orientated agricultural and envi-ronmental research and strengthening of North-South partnerships through its International Coop-eration (DLO-IC) research programme. By 2005,some 70 collaborative North-South projects hadbeen carried out. All science groups in WageningenUniversity and Research Centre [..]

ContentsPreface. Executive Summary. List of Abbreviations.1. Agriculture in a dynamic world, R.P. Roetter, H.van Keulen, J. Verhagen and M. Kuiper. 2. Historicalcontext of agricultural development, H. van Keulen.3. Food security, R.P. Roetter and H. van Keulen.4. Agriculture and environment, J. Verhagen, H.Wösten and A. de Jager. 5. Rural livelihoods: Inter-play between farm activities, non-farm activities andthe resource base, M. Kuiper, G. Meijerink and D.Eaton. 6. Lessons learned, R.P. Roetter, M. Kuiper,H. van Keulen, J. Verhagen and G. Meijerink. 7.Project assessments, A. de[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Environment (general); DevelopmentEconomics; Ecology; Geotechnical Engineering &Applied Earth Sciences





J.B. Silver

Mosquito EcologyField Sampling Methods

Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods is theThird Edition of this popular reference work, orig-inally devised and written by Professor M W Ser-vice and now updated by John B Silver. The purposeof the third edition is in keeping with the originalvision of Professor Service to describe the methodsand rationale for sampling mosquitoes, with particu-lar emphasis on the ecology and behaviour of thosespecies that play a role as vectors of human and ani-mal diseases and infections. The book is designed toserve as a practical reference for field entomologistsand mosquito control specialists and describes thesampling methods and available trapping technolo-gies and tools for the[...]

FeaturesMosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods is theThird Edition of this popular reference work, orig-inally devised and written by Professor M W Ser-vice and now updated by John B Silver. The purposeof the third edition is in keeping with the originalvision of Professor Service to describe the methodsand rationale for sampling mosquitoes, with particu-lar emphasis on the ecology and behaviour of thosespecies [..]

Contents1.Designing a mosquito samplingprogramme.-2.Sampling the EggPopulation.-3.Sampling the LarvalPopulation.-4.Sampling the Emerging AdultPopulation.-5.Sampling the adult RestingPopulation.-6.Sampling Adults by Animal BaitCatches and by Animal-Baited Traps.-7.Blood-Feed-ing and its Epidemiological Significance.-8.SamplingAdults with Non-Attractant Traps.-9.SamplingAdults with Light-Traps.10.Sampling Adults withCarbon Dioxide Traps.-11.Sampling Adults withVisual Attraction Traps, Sound Traps and other Mis-cellaneous Attraction Traps.-12.Estimation of theMortalities of the Immature[...]

Fields of interestEntomology; Animal Ecology; Tropical Medicine




Hardcover2008.299,00 €ISBN 978-1-4020-6665-8Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

B.P. Singh, Forest Science Centre, West Pennant Hills, Australia;A.L. Cowie, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Beecroft,Australia; K.Y. Chan, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Rich-mond, Australia (Eds.)

Soil Health and Climate Change

“Soil Health and Climate Change” presents a com-prehensive overview of the concept of soil health,including the significance of key soil attributes andmanagement of soil health in conventional andemerging land use systems in the context of climatechange.Starting with a review of the physical, chem-ical and biological indicators of soil health and theirsignificance for monitoring the impacts of climatechange, this book then focuses on describing the roleof soil structure, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, respi-ration and biota in sustaining the basic functions ofsoil ecosystems, and their anticipated responses toclimate change. Further topics include the manage-ment of cropping,[...]

Features“Soil Health and Climate Change” presents a com-prehensive overview of the concept of soil health,including the significance of key soil attributes andmanagement of soil health in conventional andemerging land use systems in the context of climatechange.Starting with a review of the physical, chem-ical and biological indicators of soil health and theirsignificance for monitoring the impacts [..]

ContentsSoil health indicators for the climate change.- Soilattributes and soil processes in response to the cli-mate change.- Conventional land use systems.-Organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Climate Change Impacts; Soil Science &Conservation




Hardcover2011. X, 406 p. (Soil Biology, Vol. 29)149,95 €ISBN 978-3-642-20255-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





S. Sithanantham, Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, Madanan-dapuram, Chennai, India; C.R. Ballal, National Bureau of, Banga-lore, India; S.K. Jalali, National Bureau of, Bangalore, India; N.Bakthavatsalam, National Bureau of, Bangalore, India (Eds.)

Biological Control of Insect PestsUsing Egg Parasitoids

The theme of the book is highly relevant to the cur-rent emphasis on environment conservation, withfocus on native biodiversity conservation in agro-ecosystems. The current impetus being given toorganic farming and export oriented agri-hortculturein the country calls for access to relevant scientificknowledge base among the stakeholders. Researchon biological pest control is more than a centuryold in India. Egg parasitoids, which are mainly tinywasps, led by the family Trichogrammatidae, are themost widely utilized natural enemies for biologicalcontrol globally. Over thirty countries are using thesebioagents to protect over 10 million hectares of agri-cultural and forestry[...]

FeaturesThe theme of the book is highly relevant to the cur-rent emphasis on environment conservation, withfocus on native biodiversity conservation in agro-ecosystems. The current impetus being given toorganic farming and export oriented agri-hortculturein the country calls for access to relevant scientificknowledge base among the stakeholders. Researchon biological pest control is more than a century oldin [..]

ContentsFuture Thrusts for Egg Parasitoids Research inIndia.- Biosystematic Studies on Trichogrammati-dae with Special Reference to Indian species.- Mol-ecular Taxonomy of Trichogrammatids.- Naturaloccurrence, Host Range and Distribution of Tri-chogrammatid Egg Parasitoids.- Trichogrammatids– Behavioural Ecology.- Trichogrammatids : Adap-tation to Stresses.- Safety Testing of Pesticides forIntegration with Trichogrammatids.- Mass Produc-tion of Trichogrammatid Parasitoids.- Trichogram-matids: Integration with other Methods of PestControl.- Trichogramma: Non-Target Risk Assess-ment Methodologies[...]

Fields of interestEntomology; Zoology; Agriculture; DevelopmentalBiology; Plant Pathology




Hardcover2013. XVIII, 424 p. 18 illus.149,99 €ISBN 978-81-322-1180-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

D.J. Snelder, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; R.D. Lasco,World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Los Banos, Laguna, Philip-pines (Eds.)

Smallholder Tree Growing for RuralDevelopment and EnvironmentalServicesLessons from Asia

Recent history reveals that both the large-scale refor-estation projects of the 20th century have often beenless successful than anticipated, and that tree grow-ing by smallholders – as an alternative means tocombat deforestation and promote sustainable landuse – has received relatively little attention from thescientific and development communities. Takinga first step to addressing that balance, this collec-tion of peer-reviewed papers adopts a comparativeapproach to explore the potential role that tree grow-ing by farmers can play in sustainable forest man-agement. The goal of this approach is to identifycommon threads and to start to develop a frameworkfor future research and[...]

FeaturesRecent history reveals both that the large-scale refor-estation projects of the 20th century have often beenless successful than anticipated, and that tree grow-ing by smallholders – as an alternative means tocombat deforestation and promote sustainable landuse – has received relatively little attention from thescientific and development communities. Taking afirst step to addressing that [..]

ContentsFrom the contents: 1. Smallholder tree growing inSouth and Southeast Asia.- 2. Smallholder tree grow-ing in Philippine back yards.- 3. Tree growing onfarms in Northeast Luzon (The Philippines).- 4.Dudukuhan tree farming systems in West Java.-5. The adoption of smallholder rubber produc-tion by shifting cultivators in Northern Laos.- 6.Agroforestation of grasslands in Southeast Asia.-7. Smallholders and the wood economy in Isabela,the Philippines.- 8. Can smallholder tree farmershelp revive the timber industry in deforested tropicalcountries?- 9. The reforestation value chain for[...]

Fields of interestForestry Management; Agriculture; EnvironmentalManagement; Marketing; Agricultural Economics;Interdisciplinary Studies




Hardcover2008. XXIII, 494 p. (Advances in Agroforestry, Vol. 5)230,00 €ISBN 978-1-4020-8260-3usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

S.M. Stead, L. Laird

The Handbook of Salmon Farming

Over the past few years, there has been significantgrowth and development in the salmon farmingindustry. In order to be successful, practitioners notonly need to know how the salmon lives and survivesin the wild but, amongst other things have knowl-edge of disease, production processes, economicsand marketing.The Handbook of Salmon Farmingis a practical guide that covers everything the prac-titioner needs to know, and will also be of great useto academics and students of aquaculture and fishbiology. The editors have invited contributions fromexperts in academia, the fish industry and govern-ment to provide an up-to-date and comprehensivehandbook.

FeaturesOver the past few years, there has been significantgrowth and development in the salmon farmingindustry. In order to be successful, practitioners notonly need to know how the salmon lives and survivesin the wild but, amongst other things have knowl-edge of disease, production processes, economicsand marketing.The Handbook of Salmon Farming isa practical guide that covers everything the [..]

ContentsPreface.-Biology of Salmon.-Salmon Productionand Technology (FW).-Salmon Production andTechnology (SW).-Fish Farming and the Feed Com-panies.-Post Harvest Handling and Processing.-Mar-keting Farmed Salmon.-Economic and BusinessIssues.-Risk Assessment and Management for FishFarmers.-Environmental Considerations and Leg-islative Control of Marine Salmon Farming.-Healthand Disease in Atlantic Salmon Farming.-Advancesin Fish Immunology.-Genetic Management.-Scien-tific Research: Its Role in Management.

Fields of interestZoology; Agriculture; Forestry




HardcoverJointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK2002. XXXIII, 502 pp. (Food Sciences)309,00 €ISBN 978-1-85233-119-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





D. Tave (Ed.)

Genetics for Fish HatcheryManagers

This straightforward, easily understandable primerdetails the principles and practices of genetics as theyrelate to fish farming. After reviewing basic geneticprinciples and the genetics of sex determination, thisbook focuses on the genetics of qualitative traits andprofiles selection programs that produce true breed-ing populations. It also considers quantitative issues,broodstock management, genetic engineering, chro-mosomal manipulation and electrophoresis.

FeaturesThis straightforward, easily understandable primerdetails the principles and practices of genetics as theyrelate to fish farming. After reviewing basic geneticprinciples and the genetics of sex determination, thisbook focuses on the genetics of qualitative traits andprofiles selection programs that produce true breed-ing populations. It also considers quantitative issues,broodstock [..]

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Human Genetics;Evolutionary Biology; Animal Systematics / Taxon-omy / Biogeography





P. Tow, I. Cooper, I. Partridge, C. Birch, Leader, Vegetable Centre,Burnie, Australia (Eds.)

Rainfed Farming Systems

While a good grasp of the many separate aspects ofagriculture is important, it is equally essential for allthose involved in agriculture to understand the func-tioning of the farming system as a whole and howit can be best managed. It is necessary to re-assessand understand rain-fed farming systems aroundthe world and to find ways to improve the selection,design and operation of such systems for long termproductivity, profitability and sustainability. Thecomponents of the system must operate togetherefficiently; yet many of the relationships and inter-actions are not clearly understood. Appreciation ofthese matters and how they are affected by externalinfluences or inputs[...]

FeaturesWhile agriculturists need a good grasp of the manyseparate aspects of agriculture, it is essential thatthey also understand the functioning of farming sys-tems as a whole and how they can be best managed.This book takes such a combined approach. It analy-ses common rainfed farming systems around theworld and discusses both their strengths and ways ofimproving their operation and management for longterm [..]

ContentsPreface.- Foreword.- 1. Principles of a SystemsApproach to Agriculture.- 2. Types of RainfedFarming Systems Around the World.- 3. A SystemsApproach to Climate Risk in Rainfed Farming Sys-tems.- 4. Water Availability and Use in RainfedFarming Systems.- 5. Plant Nutrient Managementin Rainfed Farming Systems.- 6. Principles and Man-agement of Soil Biological Factors for SustainableRainfed Farming Systems.- 7. Technological Changein Rainfed Farming Systems.- 8. Weed Managementin Rainfed Agricultural Systems.- 9. Principles andMethods for Sustainable Disease Management inRainfed[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Water Industry/Water Technologies;Life Sciences (general); Ecology; Landscape Ecology;Freshwater & Marine Ecology




Hardcover2011. XVIII, 1336p. 263 illus..169,95 €ISBN 978-1-4020-9131-5Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

J.W. Tucker Jr.

Marine Fish Culture

With the depletion of wild fish stocks by factors suchas overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, andred tides, the pressures and incentives for commer-cial farming of marine food and aquarium fish haveincreased dramatically. Concurrent with that trendhas been an increase in the experimental use of livemarine fish in various basic and applied sciences,for example, in developmental, ecological, and tox-icological research. Marine Fish Culture is the firstcomprehensive reference and textbook on this sub-ject and provides information on more than 870species in 129 families. The book is the product ofthe author's 27 years of research and teaching in fishculture and[...]

FeaturesWith the depletion of wild fish stocks by factors suchas overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, andred tides, the pressures and incentives for commer-cial farming of marine food and aquarium fish haveincreased dramatically. Concurrent with that trendhas been an increase in the experimental use of livemarine fish in various basic and applied sciences, forexample, in developmental, ecological, [..]

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Developmental Biol-ogy; Nutrition




Hardcover1998. X, 750 p.319,00 €ISBN 978-0-412-07151-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days





J. Vos, C.D. van Loon, G.J. Bollen (Eds.)

Effects of Crop Rotation on PotatoProduction in the Temperate ZonesProceedings of the International Conference on Effects ofCrop Rotation on Potato Production in the Temperate Zones,held August 14–19, 1988, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Soil Science & Conservation




Softcover1989. (Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, Vol. 40)218,00 €ISBN 978-94-010-7616-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

T. Winch

Growing FoodA Guide to Food Production

This specialist handbook is intended as a quick andeasy reference guide for individuals and organisa-tions that are involved with the production of food,from both agriculture and horticulture. It is designedto be used as a reference book that answers basicquestions about how food is produced from plants,and aims to demystify the subject of growing foodas far as possible. The focus is firmly on the techni-cal aspects of food crops; animal husbandry, agro-chemicals and genetic engineering are only brieflymentioned. The manual with its strong internationalflavour is designed to be also used by those who nor-mally speak or read English as their second language,using simple English[...]

FeaturesThis handbook offers a quick and easy referenceguide for individuals and organisations that areinvolved with the production of food, from bothagriculture and horticulture. It is designed to be usedas a reference book that answers basic questionsabout how food is produced from plants, and aims todemystify the subject of growing food. The focus isfirmly on the technical aspects of food crops; animal[..]

ContentsSection 1. The Principles and Practices Used in Agri-culture and Horticulture. A. Plant Growth. B. AridRegions. C. Soil. D. Fertiliser. E. The Plant. F. TheSeed. G. Crops. H. Farming Systems. I. The Har-vest. J. Insects. K. Diseases. L. Weeds. M. Tools. N.Irrigation. O. Storage.- Section 2. Description andCharacteristics of The Main Food Crops. A. Cereals.B. Legumes. C. Oilseeds. D. Root Crops. E. Vegeta-bles. F. Fruits. G. Under exploited Crops.- Section3. A. Naming and Classification of Food Crops. B.Seed Purchase Procedures. C. Conversion Tables andStatistics. D. Some issues to[...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; Food Science; Nutrition; Plant Ecology;Plant Anatomy / Development




Hardcover2006. IX, 333 p.86,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-4827-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

U.B. Zehr, Mahyco Research Centre (MRC), Jalna, India (Ed.)

CottonBiotechnological Advances

The growing global population poses the challengeto the scientific community of doubling or triplingthe food, feed and fiber production by the year 2050.Biotechnology can make a significant contributionto this effort. This volume reviews the use of biotech-nology in cotton, which is the leading plant fibercrop worldwide and grown commercially in morethan 50 countries. Renowned experts highlight thesuccess of Bt cotton, the introduction of second andthird generation traits and the impact at all levelsof farming. Furthermore, the molecular advancesbeing made in cotton biotechnology and the poten-tial traits that will come to market in the next decadeare described in detail.

FeaturesThe growing global population poses the challengeto the scientific community of doubling or triplingthe food, feed and fiber production by the year 2050.Biotechnology can make a significant contributionto this effort. This volume reviews the use of biotech-nology in cotton, which is the leading plant fibercrop worldwide and grown commercially in morethan 50 countries. Renowned experts highlight [..]

ContentsCotton: An Introduction.- Cotton in India.- CottonGenomics.- Cotton Transformation.- New Toolsand Traits for Cotton Improvement.- Insect Toler-ant Cotton in India.- Insect Resistance Managementfor Transgenic Bt Cotton.- Opportunities for Engi-neering Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cotton Plants.-Recent Advances in Molecular Biology Research onCotton Fiber Development.- Global Adoption ofBiotech Cotton, 1996 to 2007.- Regulatory Systemsand Requirements for Genetically Engineered Cot-ton from Lab to Land.- Socioeconomic Impacts of Bt(Bacillus thuringiensis) Cotton.

Fields of interestPlant Breeding / Biotechnology




Hardcover2010. XVI, 245p. 34 illus., 17 illus. in color. (Biotechnol-ogy in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 65)199,99 €ISBN 978-3-642-04795-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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Medicine

J.E. Lessenger, Morinda Medical Group Inc., Porterville, USA (Ed.)

Agricultural MedicineA Practical Guide

This practical guide provides family physicians witha single comprehensive resource on rural and agri-cultural medicine. Readers are introduced to thecharacteristics of the agricultural environment andthe hazards that farm workers face. The full spec-trum of injuries and conditions unique to the fieldis covered, including chemical injuries, orthope-dic conditions, infectious diseases, plant related dis-eases, bites, and environmental injuries. This clinicaltext goes beyond the treatment of injuries and high-lights prevention. The content is current and reflectschanging agricultural practices, including advancesin the use of safety equipment and in physical andbiological monitoring.[...]

FeaturesThis practical guide provides family physicians witha single comprehensive resource on rural and agri-cultural medicine. Readers are introduced to thecharacteristics of the agricultural environment andthe hazards that farm workers face. The full spec-trum of injuries and conditions unique to the fieldis covered, including chemical injuries, orthopedicconditions, infectious diseases, plant related [..]

ContentsThe Ag Environment.- Food Safety and Ag Med.-Overview of Hazards.- Occupational Regulation.-Education and Training as Intervention Strategies.-Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Engi-neering of Machinery.- Disability in Ag.- Physi-cal Monitoring.- Bio Monitoring.- Drug Programsand Testing.- Worksite Visits.- Children in Ag.-Chemical Exposure: An Overview.- Fertilizers andNutrients.- Plant Growth Regulators.- Pesticides.-Neurological Injuries in Ag.- Dermatological Condi-tions.- Ag Respiratory Diseases.- Renal and HepaticDisease.- Disease and Injury among Veterinarians.-The[...]

Fields of interestGeneral Practice / Family Medicine; Primary CareMedicine




Hardcover2006. XVII, 541p. 15 illus..66,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-25425-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

S. Loue, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA; B.E.Quill (Eds.)

Handbook of Rural Health

The Handbook of Rural Health is the first compre-hensive multidisciplinary text on this importanttopic. Experts from the fields of medicine, publichealth, nursing, dentistry, epidemiology, anthro-pology, social work, and psychology examine issuesrelevant to rural populations. This in-depth cover-age includes discussions of rural health and policy;methodological issues in conducting research; equityin access to care; and current infrastructures for thedelivery of needed care. In addition, the health needsof specific rural populations are considered, includ-ing women, children, adolescents, Native Americans,and migrant workers. This much needed resourcewill be of value[...]

FeaturesThe Handbook of Rural Health is the first compre-hensive multidisciplinary text on this importanttopic. Experts from the fields of medicine, publichealth, nursing, dentistry, epidemiology, anthro-pology, social work, and psychology examine issuesrelevant to rural populations. This in-depth cover-age includes discussions of rural health and policy;methodological issues in conducting research; [..]

Fields of interestPublic Health; Sociology, general; Anthropology;Epidemiology; Health Promotion and Disease Pre-vention




Softcover2001. X, 370 p.89,99 €ISBN 978-1-4419-3347-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

H.K. Rabinowitz

Caring for the CountryFamily Doctors in Small Rural Towns

Medical students lack role models in rural primarycare, contributing to the shortage of family carephysicians in rural areas. This book addresses thatneed by profiling graduates from the PhysicianShortage Area Program (PSAP) of Jefferson Med-ical College, Thomas Jefferson University, who nowpractice rural family medicine. The text challengespre-med undergraduates, medical students, and fam-ily physicians to consider rural family practice andis an excellent resource for pre-med and medicalschool advisors. In-depth profiles reveal the everydayreality of the physician shortage through poignantstories and candid dialogue. They cover the socialand professional issues that rural[...]

FeaturesThis distinct book profiles ten graduates from thePhysician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) of Jeffer-son Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University,who are now practicing family medicine in smallrural towns. Author Howard K. Rabinowitz, MD,Director of the PSAP, invites pre-med undergradu-ates, medical students, residents, and family physi-cians to read the compelling stories of these doctors,who enjoy [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Brockway, Pennsylvania.- Nanty Glo,Pennsylvania.- Ovid, New York.- Boswell, Penn-sylvania.- Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.- Bloomsburg,Pennsylvania.- Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.- More-head City, North Carolina.- Bedford, Pennsylvania.-Corry, Pennsylvania.- Caring for the Country.

Fields of interestPrimary Care Medicine; General Practice / FamilyMedicine; Medicine (general)




Softcover2004. XII, 262 p.44,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-20978-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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H.S. James, Jr., University of Missouri, Columbia, USA (Ed.)

The Ethics and Economics ofAgrifood Competition

This edited volume presents ethical and economicanalyses of agrifood competition. By systematicallyexamining fairness and openness in agriculturalmarkets, it seeks to answer the question of whetherthere is adequate competition in the agrifood indus-try and whether the system is fair to all participants.It outlines ethical and economic principles importantfor understanding agrifood competition, presentsarguments for and against consolidation, global-ization and the integration of agrifood industries,and looks at the implications of globalization on thenature of competition in specific agricultural con-texts.

FeaturesThis edited volume presents ethical and economicanalyses of agrifood competition. By systematicallyexamining fairness and openness in agriculturalmarkets, it seeks to answer the question of whetherthere is adequate competition in the agrifood indus-try and whether the system is fair to all participants.It outlines ethical and economic principles importantfor understanding agrifood competition, presents [..]

ContentsAbout the authors.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Intro-duction to the Ethics and Economics of AgrifoodCompetition: Connotations, Complications andCommentary; Harvey S. James, Jr..- Conceptualiz-ing Agrifood Competition.- 2. Conceptualizing Fair-ness in the Context of Competition: PhilosophicalSources; Paul B. Thompson.- 3. Are Ethics and Effi-ciency Locked in Antithesis?; Yasha Rowher and Randall Westgren.- 4. The Fallacy of “Competition”in Agriculture; Michael E. Sykuta.- 5. Efficiency,Power and Freedom; C. Robert Taylor.- 6. Networks,Power and Dependency in the Agrifood Industry;Harvey[...]

Fields of interestEthics; Agricultural Economics; Social Sciences (gen-eral)




Hardcover2013. XIV, 269 p. 14 illus. (The International Library ofEnvironmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, Vol. 20)99,99 €ISBN 978-94-007-6273-2usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Korthals, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

Before DinnerPhilosophy and Ethics of Food

This book is an extensive, original and systematictreatment of many important philosophical andethical aspects of food (consumption and produc-tion). May we eat just anything? Can we do every-thing with animals, even genetic modification? Ifnot, how can we regulate those processes so that theylead to optimum animal welfare while at the sametime producing optimum taste? The production offood also causes environmental pollution – does thefight against hunger have priority over the care of theenvironment? The care of the environment, animalwelfare, and the quality of food should be in a cer-tain harmony, but that is far from granted and hardlyeasy to achieve. These factors are[...]

FeaturesThis book is an extensive, original and systematictreatment of many important philosophical and eth-ical aspects of food (consumption and production).The care of the environment, animal welfare, and thequality of food should be in a certain harmony, butthat is far from granted and hardly easy to achieve.These factors are often in conflict with each other,and a balance will thus need to be searched for. [..]

ContentsList of tables and figures. Acknowledgment. Fore-word.- Chapter 1: Good food, good eating, good liv-ing.- Chapter 2: What do philosophers say aboutnutrition? A brief history.- Chapter 3: Toward a phi-losophy of nutrition.- Chapter 4: Modern and post-modern lifestyles and foodstyles.- Chapter 5: Ethicsand politics of nutrition - liberal versus deliberativeperspectives.- Chapter 6: Living with ethical dilem-mas.- Chapter 7: Welfare of and respect for livingbeings. May we eat anything?- Chapter 8: Heaven orhell: scientific production and preparation of food.-Chapter 9: Globalization of[...]

Fields of interestEthics; Philosophy of Biology




Hardcover2004. XIV, 214 p. (The International Library of Environ-mental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, Vol. 5)149,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-2992-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

P. Pinstrup-Andersen, P. Sandøe (Eds.)

Ethics, Hunger and GlobalizationIn Search of Appropriate Policies

“Ethics, Hunger and Globalization” adds an ethicsdimension to the debate and research about poverty,hunger, and globalization. Outstanding scholars andpractitioners from several disciplines discuss whataction is needed for ethics to play a bigger role inaction by governments, civil society, and the privatesector to reduce poverty and hunger within the con-text of globalization. The book concludes that muchof the rhetoric by policy makers is not followed upwith appropriate action, and discusses the role ofethics in attempts to match action with rhetoric. Thebook also concludes that a better understanding ofthe values underlying both public and private sectoraction towards[...]

Features"Ethics, Hunger and Globalization” adds an ethicsdimension to the debate and research about poverty,hunger, and globalization. Outstanding scholars andpractitioners from several disciplines discuss whataction is needed for ethics to play a bigger role inaction by governments, civil society, and the privatesector to reduce poverty and hunger within the con-text of globalization. The book concludes [..]

ContentsFrom the contents Foreword.- Chapter 1 Introduc-tion and Summary.- Chapter 2 Eliminating Povertyand Hunger in Developing Countries.- Chapter 3Ethics, Globalization, and Hunger.- Chapter 4 TheEthics of Hunger: Development Institutions and theWorld of Religion.- Chapter 5 What Hunger-RelatedEthics Lessons Can We Learn From Religion? Glob-alization and the World’s Religions.- Chapter 6Freedom from Hunger as a Basic Human Right.-Chapter 7 Millennium Development Goals andOther Good Intentions.- Chapter 8 What We KnowAbout Poverty and What We Must Do.- Chapter 9Ethics and Hunger.-[...]

Fields of interestEthics; Economic Policy; Social Policy; Philosophy ofthe Social Sciences




Hardcover2007. (The International Library of Environmental, Agri-cultural and Food Ethics, Vol. 12)179,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-6130-1usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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P.B. Thompson, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA(Ed.)

Food Biotechnology in EthicalPerspective

Agrifood biotechnology – the genetic transformationof plants and animals through recombinant means– has created controversy in the food system formore than twenty years. This thoroughly revised andamended edition of Paul B. Thompson’s path break-ing study of ethical and philosophical issues raised bythis technology up to date. The original 1997 editionwas the first book length treatment by a philosopherto focus on food and agricultural biotechnology,covering ethical issues associated with risk assess-ment, labelling, animal transformation, patents, andthe impact of biotechnology on traditional farmingcommunities in both the developed and developingworld. The new edition[...]

FeaturesAgrifood biotechnology—the genetic transformationof plants and animals through recombinant means—has created controversy in the food system formore than twenty years. This thoroughly revised andamended edition of Paul B. Thompson’s path break-ing study of ethical and philosophical issues raised bythis technology up to date. The original 1997 editionwas the first book length treatment by a philosopherto [..]

ContentsIntroduction.- Ethical Perspectives on Food Biotech-nology.- The Presumptive Case for Food Biotech-nology.- Biotechnology policy and the Problem ofUnintendedConsequences.- Food Safety and theEthics of Consent.- Animal Health and Welfare.-Ethical Issues in Livestock Cloning.- Ethics andEnvironmental Impact.- Social Consequences.- Con-ceptions of Property and the Biotechnology Debate.-Religious and Metaphysical Opposition to Biotech-nology.- Communication, Education and the Prob-lem of Trust.- Bibliography.

Fields of interestPhilosophy of Technology; Agriculture; Pragmatism




HardcoverOriginally published as monograph by Springer US2007. IX, 340 p. (The International Library of Environ-mental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, Vol. 10)99,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-5790-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Psychology

S.C. Carr, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand; T.S. Sloan(Eds.)

Poverty and PsychologyFrom Global Perspective to Local Practice

Although poverty is a global issue profoundly affect-ing millions of human beings, the psychology liter-ature rarely focuses on this problem. Poverty andPsychology: From Global Perspective to Local Prac-tice seeks to remedy that by bringing together acad-emics, community practitioners and clinicians whoare actively involved in studying the ramifications ofpoverty in groups and individuals as well as outliningsuccessful methods of participant intervention. Witha focus on positive and critical psychology and theresilience of the human spirit, the book brings thepsychology of poverty up-to-date with current think-ing and scientific approaches, and will inspire andencourage those[...]

FeaturesAlthough poverty is a global issue profoundly affect-ing millions of human beings, the psychology liter-ature rarely focuses on this problem. Poverty andPsychology: From Global Perspective to Local Prac-tice seeks to remedy that by bringing together acad-emics, community practitioners and clinicians whoare actively involved in studying the ramifications ofpoverty in groups and individuals as [..]

ContentsPoverty and Psychology: An Introduction. StuartC. Carr.- I. Insecurity: Poverty and Power. IsaacPrilleltensky. Poverty and Justice. Stuart C. Carr.Poverty and Psychopathology. Virginia Moreira.Poverty and Unemployment. David Fryer and RoseFagan. Poverty and Place. Peter Spink.- II. Empow-erment: Poverty and Community. Euclides Sánchez,Karen Cronik, and Esther Wiesenfeld. Poverty andPrejudice. Anthony F. Lemieux and Felicia Pratto.Poverty and Wealth. Adrian Furnham. Poverty andDiscourse. David J. Harper. Poverty and EconomicCrisis. The Aus-Thai Project Team.- III. Opportu-nity:[...]

Fields of interestCross Cultural Psychology; Community & Environ-mental Psychology; Psychotherapy and Counseling;Clinical Psychology




Hardcover2003. VIII, 320 p. (International and Cultural Psychol-ogy)129,99 €ISBN 978-0-306-47764-5usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

T.K. Ghosh, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, USA;M.A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, USA

Energy Resources and SystemsVolume 2: Renewable Resources

This second volume of Energy Resources and Sys-tems is focused on renewable energy resources.Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar,hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanoland hydrogen. Each of these energy resources isimportant and growing. For example, high-headhydroelectric energy is a well established energyresource and already contributes about 20% of theworld’s electricity. Some countries have significanthigh-head resources and produce the bulk of theirelectrical power by this method. However, the bulkof the world’s high-head hydroelectric resourceshave not been exploited, particularly by the underde-veloped countries. Low-head hydroelectric is[...]

FeaturesThis second volume of Energy Resources and Sys-tems is focused on renewable energy resources.Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar,hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanoland hydrogen. Each of these energy resources isimportant and growing. For example, high-headhydroelectric energy is a well established energyresource and already contributes about 20% of theworld’s electricity. Some [..]

Contents11 WIND ENERGY.- 12 SOLAR ENERGY.- 13HYDROPOWER.- 14 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.-15 OCEAN ENERGY.- 16 BIOENERGY.- 17ETHANOL.- 18 HYDROGEN ENERGY.-APPENDICES.- Appendix XI: Wind Energy.-Appendix XII: Solar Energy.- Appendix XIII:Hydropower.- Appendix XIV: Geothermal Energy.-Appendix XV: Ocean Energy.- Appendix XVI:Bioenergy.- Appendix XVII: Ethanol.- AppendixXVIII: Hydrogen.

Fields of interestEnergy Policy, Economics and Management; Renew-able and Green Energy




Hardcover2011. XII, 727p. 336 illus., 171 illus. in color.79,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-1401-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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Social Sciences

C.C. Bakels, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

The Western European Loess BeltAgrarian History, 5300 BC - AD 1000

This book deals with the early history of agriculturein a defined part of Western Europe: the loess beltwest of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated bookthat integrates existing and new information, start-ing with the first farmers and ending when food pro-duction was no longer the chief source of livelihoodfor the entire population. The loess belt was cho-sen because it is a region with only one type of soiland climate as these are all-important factors wherefarming is concerned. Subjects covered are crops,crop cultivation, livestock and livestock handling, thefarm and its yard, and the farm in connection withother farms. Crop plants and animals are described,together[...]

FeaturesThis book deals with the early history of agriculturein a defined part of Western Europe: the loess beltwest of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated bookthat integrates existing and new information, start-ing with the first farmers and ending when food pro-duction was no longer the chief source of livelihoodfor the entire population. The loess belt was chosenbecause it is a region with only one type [..]

ContentsPreface.- 1 The loess covered region west of the riverRhine. 5300 BC-AD 1000.- 2 Sources.- 3 The begin-ning: 5300 BC-4900 BC.- 4 Heirs to the first farm-ers: 4900-4300 BC.- 5 Innovation and expansion:4300-2650 BC.- 6 The first millennia of agriculturallandscape.- 7 Towards a more complex society: 2650– 50 BC.- 8 Part of the Roman Empire: 50 BC – AD407.- 9 The Early Middle Ages: AD 407-AD 1000.-10 The birth of the rural landscape.- 11 Summing upsix millennia of agriculture.- Glossary.- Select bibli-ography.- Source of figures and tables.- Index

Fields of interestArchaeology; Agriculture; Geography (general)





J.W. Bauer, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA; E.M. Dolan,University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA (Eds.)

Rural Families and WorkContext and Problems

Rural Families and Work focuses on the findings ofthe Rural Families Speak research study and the the-oretical frameworks that are utilized to examine thecontext of rural low-income families’ employment.This volume provides a solid foundation for under-standing rural employment problems and issues.Family ecological theory is the central frameworkwith a discussion of theories that contribute to theopportunities for the contextual research, includ-ing family economic stress theory, human capital,human capability, and some selected policy frame-works. Employment is addressed through review ofpolicy issues, community contexts, family and socialsupport, and available resources.[...]

FeaturesThe recent economic downturn has been especiallydevastating in America’s rural areas, where lowwages, sporadic seasonal work, and manufacturingindustries moving their plants out of the U.S. arewidespread, and grocery stores and health care ser-vices may be miles away. Many families eligible forgovernment programs are unaware of them. Thetransition from welfare to work is made more diffi-cult by not only [..]

ContentsRURAL FAMILIES and WORK OVERVIEW.-THEORIES FOR STUDYING RURAL FAMILIESAND WORK.- RURAL DOES MATTER: UNDER-STANDING THE RURAL CONTEXT.-MAKINGRURAL EMPLOYMENT WORK.-PHYSICALHEALTH, FOOD SECURITY, AND ECONOMICWELL-BEING: THE RURAL PERSPECTIVE.-INVISIBLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT:MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROB-LEMS THAT HINDER SELF-SUFFICIENCY.-THECHALLENGE OF CHILD CARE FOR RURALLOW-INCOME MOTHERS.- RESOURCES ASTHE KEY TO RURAL EMPLOYMENT.-“I DON’TKNOW HOW WE WOULD MAKE IT” – SOCIALSUPPORT IN RURAL LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.-THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT: ANINCENTIVE TO RURAL[...]

Fields of interestFamily; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Social Policy




Hardcover2011. XII, 260 p. (International Series on ConsumerScience)119,95 €ISBN 978-1-4614-0381-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

M. Bollig, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

Risk Management in a HazardousEnvironmentA Comparative Study of two Pastoral Societies

A research focus on hazards, risk perception andrisk minimizing strategies is relatively new in thesocial and environmental sciences. This volume bya prominent scholar of East African societies is apowerful example of this growing interest. Earliertheory and research tended to describe social andeconomic systems in some form of equilibrium.However recent thinking in human ecology, evolu-tionary biology, not to mention in economic andpolitical theory has come to assign to "risk" a promi-nent role in predictive modeling of behavior. It turnsout that risk minimalization is central to the under-standing of individual strategies and numerous socialinstitutions. It is not simply a[...]

FeaturesA research focus on hazards, risk perception andrisk minimizing strategies is relatively new in thesocial and environmental sciences. This volume bya prominent scholar of East African societies is apowerful example of this growing interest. Earliertheory and research tended to describe social andeconomic systems in some form of equilibrium.However recent thinking in human ecology, evolu-tionary [..]

ContentsIntroduction: Studying Hazard and Risk in PastoralSocieties.- An outline of Pokot and Himba Soci-eties: Environment, Political Economy and CulturalBeliefs.- Hazards and Damages.- The Perception ofDroughts and Disasters.- Coping Strategies during aDrought and Disaster.- Buffering Mechanisms: Min-imizing Vulnerability.- Hazards, Risk and Risk Min-imization in African Pastoral Societies.- Appendix.-References.

Fields of interestAnthropology; Community & Population Ecology




Hardcover2006. XXIII, 442 p. (Studies in Human Ecology andAdaptation, Vol. 2)139,99 €ISBN 978-0-387-27581-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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J.C. Caldwell

Demographic Transition Theory

The demographic transition is the change in thehuman condition from high mortality and highfertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death isnow less capricious and most people live long lives.Women no longer average six or seven births butin most economically advanced countries less thantwo — insufficient to replenish national populations.Most of this dramatic social change has occurredover the last 150 years. But the question remains asto whether this is a completely new phenomenon orwhether there has long been an inherent tendencyin the human race to maximize survival and to con-trol family size. Part I addresses the situation amonghunters and gatherers, traditional[...]

FeaturesThe demographic transition is the change in thehuman condition from high mortality and highfertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death isnow less capricious and most people live long lives.Women no longer average six or seven births butin most economically advanced countries less thantwo — insufficient to replenish national populations.Most of this dramatic social change has occurredover the [..]

ContentsFrom the contents: Preface.- Introduction: The Ana-lytical Approach.- Part I: Issues of Early Transition.Pretransitional population control and equilibrium.Was there a Neolithic mortality crisis? Populationintensification theory. Wealth flows revisited. Fer-tility control in the classical world. Family size con-trol by Infanticide in the great agrarian societies ofAsia.- Part II: The Modern Transition. Transmut-ing the industrial revolution into mortality decline.The delayed Western fertility decline. Regional pathsto fertility transition. The globalization of fertilitybehavior.[...]

Fields of interestDemography; History; Interdisciplinary Studies; Sex-ual Behavior




Hardcover2006. VII, 418 p.144,99 €ISBN 978-1-4020-4373-4usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

C.J. Dalglish

Rural Society in the Age of ReasonAn Archaeology of the Emergence of Modern Life in theSouthern Scottish Highlands

Understanding the emergence of modern societyis understanding how today's social relationshipscame to be historically structured as they are. Thiswork, focused on the Southern Scottish Highlands, isparticularly concerned with the growth to predomi-nance of the social relations of capitalism, where thecentral place of the individual, defined in isolationfrom wider society, relates to individualized notionsof private property and land ownership, land rightsand tenancy. This shift in importance of relation-ships was achieved through improvement, a processinvolving fundamental change in the ways peopleengaged with each other. Improvement emphasizedthe individualized relationships[...]

FeaturesUnderstanding the emergence of modern societyis understanding how today's social relationshipscame to be historically structured as they are. Thiswork, focused on the Southern Scottish Highlands, isparticularly concerned with the growth to predomi-nance of the social relations of capitalism, where thecentral place of the individual, defined in isolationfrom wider society, relates to individualized notions[..]

Fields of interestArchaeology; Anthropology; History




Hardcover2003. XIV, 262 p. (Contributions To Global HistoricalArchaeology)109,99 €ISBN 978-0-306-47725-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

N. Glasgow, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA; E.H. Berry, Utah StateUniversity, Logan, USA (Eds.)

Rural Aging in 21st CenturyAmerica

This book investigates sociological, demographicand geographic aspects of aging in rural and non-metropolitan areas of the United States. Populationaging is one of the most important trends of the 20thand 21st centuries, and it is occurring worldwide,especially in more developed countries such as theUnited States. Population aging is more rapid inrural than urban areas of the U.S. In 2010, 15 per-cent of the nonmetropolitan compared to 12 per-cent of the metropolitan population were 65 years ofage and older. By definition rural communities havesmaller sized populations, and more limited health-care, transportation and other aging-relevant ser-vices than do urban areas. It is thus[...]

FeaturesThis book investigates sociological, demographicand geographic aspects of aging in rural and non-metropolitan areas of the United States. Populationaging is one of the most important trends of the 20thand 21st centuries, and it is occurring worldwide,especially in more developed countries such as theUnited States. Population aging is more rapid inrural than urban areas of the U.S. In [..]

Contents1: Introduction to Rural Aging in 21st CenturyAmerica: Nina Glasgow and E. Helen Berry.-Part I: Overview of the Rural Elderly Population.-2:Demography of Rural Aging: E. Helen Berry andAnnabel Kirschner.- 3: The Geography of RuralAging in a Regional Context, 1990–2008: Peter B.Nelson.- Part II: Economic Inequalities.- 4: Agingand Economic Well-Being in Rural America: Explor-ing Income and Employment Challenges: Tim Slackand Tracey E. Rizzuto.- 5: Baby Boomers’ Impacton Work Force and Tax Issues in the Great Plains:Richard Rathge, Justin Garosi and Karen Olson.-Part III:[...]

Fields of interestAging; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Sociology, general;Migration; Demography; Human Geography




Hardcover2013. XV, 384 p. 40 illus. (Understanding PopulationTrends and Processes, Vol. 7)129,95 €ISBN 978-94-007-5566-6usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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H.P. Jost, C. Kleineidam

Cotton worldwide

Cotton is grown on every continent, in a broad rangeof environmental conditions and under widely dis-parate conditions of production. It is an importantraw material for a highly varied and profitable valuecreation chain, and it is traded on commodities mar-kets throughout the world. Cotton is at the center ofthe dispute surrounding agricultural subsidies, andit is an important tool in development aid. Interna-tional chemical companies have just as much inter-est in it as do advocates of ecological farming, since itconsumes more water, fertilizer, and pesticides thanany other crop. Cotton was already traveling aroundthe world from producer to consumer in colonialtimes; all that[...]

FeaturesCotton is grown on every continent, in a broad rangeof environmental conditions and under widely dis-parate conditions of production. It is an importantraw material for a highly varied and profitable valuecreation chain, and it is traded on commodities mar-kets throughout the world. Cotton is at the center ofthe dispute surrounding agricultural subsidies, and itis an important tool in development aid. [..]

ContentsIntroduction by Pietra Rivoli, Portraits of India,Brasilia, China, Mali, Tansania, USA, andUsbeskistan

Fields of interestSocial Sciences (general)




Hardcover2010.39,90 €ISBN 978-3-03778-201-9Springer does not distribute this product in yourlocation.

W.A. Kandel, D.L. Brown (Eds.)

Population Change and RuralSociety

This book contains the latest research on social andeconomic trends occurring in rural America. Con-ducted by an interdisciplinary and regionally diversegroup of social scientists, this original research high-lights four major themes transforming contempo-rary rural areas: population composition change;industrial restructuring and changing livelihoods;changing patterns of rural land use; and areas of per-sistent disadvantage and emerging opportunity. Eachtheme is examined with an expanded overview andgeographically varied case studies. This volume isthe first scholarly assessment exclusively focused onrural demographic trends that exploits data fromCensus 2000. It contributes to[...]

FeaturesThis book contains the latest research on social andeconomic trends occurring in rural America. Con-ducted by an interdisciplinary and regionally diversegroup of social scientists, this original research high-lights four major themes transforming contemporaryrural areas: population composition change; indus-trial restructuring and changing livelihoods; chang-ing patterns of rural land use; and areas of [..]

ContentsFrom the contents: Rural America Through aDemographic Lens.- The Rural Rebound and ItsAftermath.- Changing Faces of Rural America.-Changing Livelihoods in Rural America.- Fifty Yearsof Farmland Change.- Changing Fortunes.- HispanicPopulation Growth.- Social Integration of OlderInmigrants in Nonmetro Retirement DestinationCounties.- Agricultural Dependence and PopulationChange in the Great Plains.- Gaming, PopulationChange and Rural Development on Indian Reserva-tions.- Urban Sprawl and Rural Economic Transfor-mation in the South.- Changing Land Use Patternsin the Rocky Mountain[...]

Fields of interestDemography; Sociology, general; Regional Science;Economic Geography; Human Geography




Hardcover2006. XIX, 467 p. (The Springer Series on DemographicMethods and Population Analysis, Vol. 16)263,00 €ISBN 978-1-4020-3911-9usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

L.J. Kulcsár, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA; K.J. Curtis,University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA (Eds.)

International Handbook of RuralDemography

This is the third in an essential series of Springerhandbooks that explore key aspects of the nexusbetween demography and social science. With aninclusive international perspective, and founded onthe principles of social demography, this handbook- shows how the rural population, which recentlydropped below 50 per cent of the world total,remains a vital segment of society living in prox-imity to much-needed developmental and amenityresources. The rich diversity of rural areas shapesthe capacity of resident communities to address far-reaching social, environmental and economic chal-lenges. Some will survive, become sustainable andeven thrive, while others will suffer rapid[...]

FeaturesThis is the third in an essential series of Springerhandbooks that explore key aspects of the nexusbetween demography and social science. With aninclusive international perspective, and founded onthe principles of social demography, this handbook- shows how the rural population, which recentlydropped below 50 per cent of the world total,remains a vital segment of society living in proximityto [..]

Contents1: Why does rural demography still matter? : Lás-zló J. Kulcsár.- 2: Challenges in the analysis of ruralpopulations in the United States: Steve. H. Murdock,Michael Cline, Mary Zey.- 3: Rural natural increasein the new century: America’s third demographictransition: Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter.-4: Migration and rural population change: Compara-tive views in more developed nations: David Brown.-5: World Urbanization: Destiny and reconceptualiza-tion: Avery M. Guest.- 6: Rural aging in internationalcontext: E. Helen Berry.- 7: Europe’s rural demogra-phy: Anthony Champion.- 8:[...]

Fields of interestDemography; Landscape, Regional and Urban Plan-ning; Population Economics


Type of publicationReference work


Hardcover2012. XIV, 406 p. (International Handbooks of Popula-tion, Vol. 3)249,00 €ISBN 978-94-007-1841-8usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days




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B. Wiryomartono

Perspectives on TraditionalSettlements and CommunitiesHome, Form and Culture in Indonesia

This book covers the relationship between societiesand their culture in the context of traditional settle-ment in Indonesia. The focus of the study is on thesearch for meanings of local concepts. This studyreveals and analyzes the concepts concerning homeand their sociocultural strategies for maintaininga sense of community and identity. In this study,identifying local concepts becomes the hallmark andthe hub of analyses that explore, verify and establishrelations between ideas and phenomena. Based onthese relations, this study attempts to capture thereality of the local world that upholds and sustainsthe communities’ values, norms and principles forwhat they may call a[...]

FeaturesThis book covers the relationship between societiesand their culture in the context of traditional settle-ment in Indonesia. The focus of the study is on thesearch for meanings of local concepts. This studyreveals and analyzes the concepts concerning homeand their sociocultural strategies for maintaining asense of community and identity. In this study, iden-tifying local concepts becomes the hallmark and [..]

ContentsAbout the book.- Part I : Dwelling Tradition andCulture.- Chapter 1 : The Setting, Boundary andOrigin.- Chapter 2 : House and Neighbourhood.-Chapter 3 : Organization of Settlement.- PartII :Community and Vernacular Settlement.- Chapter4 : The Rituals of the Smoke.- Chapter 5 : Dwelling asDharma.- Chapter 6 : Of Naga Community.- Chap-ter 7 : Ninik Mamak.- Chapter 8 : Home, Village, andthe Life-World.- Chapter 9 : Building and Dwellingat the Confluence.- Epilogue.

Fields of interestAnthropology; Archaeology; Culture - Religion




Hardcover2014. Approx. 160 p. 44 illus.99,99 €ISBN 978-981-4585-04-0Due: February 28, 2014


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