The Nature of the Future

The Nature of the Future

Author: Emily Pawley

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2022-06-07

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0226820025

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"In the seemingly mundane Northern farm of early America and the people who sought to improve its productivity and efficiency, Emily Pawley finds a world rich with innovative practices and marked by a developing interrelationship between scientific knowledge, industrial methods, and capitalism. Agricultural "improvers" became increasingly scientistic, driving tremendous increases in the range and volume of agricultural output-and transforming American conceptions of expertise, success, and exploitation. Pawley's focus on soil, fertilizer, apples, mulberries, agricultural fairs, and experimental stations shows each nominally dull subject to have been an area of intellectual ferment and sharp contestation: mercantile, epistemological, and otherwise"--


Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Author: Julian F. Gonsalves

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1552501817

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Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.


Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Author: John S. Rayfield

Publisher: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher

Published: 2021-10-27

Total Pages: 1087

ISBN-13: 9781637760963

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Written by leaders in agriculture education, Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources is a user-friendly, visual introduction to the systems and concepts that define modern agriculture, including food systems and natural resources. This text is aligned to AFNR standards, providing practical information on building leadership, communication, and career-ready skills while integrating pedagogical tools designed for learner success. Using a modern approach to learning design, information is delivered in smaller sections so students can process and then interact with assessment and review to foster application, analysis, evaluation, and creation. This comprehensive text welcomes today's learners to the diverse and exciting world of agriscience and FFA opportunities, encouraging students to participate in their school, communities, and enroll in advanced courses.


Nature's Matrix

Nature's Matrix

Author: Ivette Perfecto

Publisher: Earthscan

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1849770131

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Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation as is the nature of the matrix of agriculture that surrounds them. Local extinctions from conservation fragments are inevitable and must be balanced by migrations if massive extinction is to be avoided. High migration rates only occur in what the authors refer to as 'high quality' matrices, which are created by alternative agroecological techniques, as opposed to the industrial monocultural model of agriculture. The authors argue that the only way to promote such high quality matrices is to work with rural social movements. Their ideas are at odds with the major trends of some of the large conservation organizations that emphasize targeted land purchases of protected areas. They argue that recent advances in ecological research make such a general approach anachronistic and call, rather, for solidarity with the small farmers around the world who are currently struggling to attain food sovereignty.Nature's Matrix proposes a radically new approach to the conservation of biodiversity based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus political realities, particularly in the world's tropical regions.


Natural Capital, Agriculture and the Law

Natural Capital, Agriculture and the Law

Author: Deane, Felicity

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2022-05-19

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1839104163

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This timely Research Handbook provides a broad analysis and discussion on how academics are managed. It addresses key issues, including the changing nature of academic work and academic labour markets, issues of power, leadership, ageing, human resource management practices, and mobility.


Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts

Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts

Author: Levon T. Esters

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-27

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 3030700305

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This book will fill a void in the literature around research and program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes within urban agricultural contexts. In particular, this book will cover topics such as STEM integration, science learning, student engagement, learning gardens and curriculum design.


The Nature-Study - Being an Interpretation of the New School Movement to Put the Child in Sympathy with Nature

The Nature-Study - Being an Interpretation of the New School Movement to Put the Child in Sympathy with Nature

Author: L. H. Bailey

Publisher: Cope Press

Published: 2013-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781447471820

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This text comprises a rare piece of work by L. H. Bailey, originally published in 1903. A thought-provoking treatise on the numerous considerations to be taken into account during the teaching and studying of natural sciences, this is a classic educational work and its core philosophies are still relevant to the modern era. Liberty Hyde Bailey was a master of horticulture and botany, and founded the American Society for Horticultural Science. This rare book is proudly republished here complete with original illustrations and a new introductory biography of the author.