Energy in agroecosystems: a tool for assessing sustainability

✍ Scribed by Casado, Gloria I. Guzman; de Molina, Manuel González

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 471
• Series: Advances in Agroecology
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability is the first book on energy analysis that is up-to-date and specifically dedicated to agriculture. It is written from an agroecological perspective and goes beyond the conventional analysis of the efficient use of energy. The book provide a methodological guide to assess energy efficiency and sustainability from an eco-energetic point of view.

Case studies from both Europe and America, which are representative of today’s most used scales of analysis (crop, farm, local or national) and the different farm management practices (traditional, industrialized, and contemporary organic), apply this methodology This book will be of primary interest to researchers, practitioners, and students working in the areas of agroecology, sustainable agriculture, environmental science, energy analysis, natural resources management, rural development and international development.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: The energetic metabolism of Human Societies How to Measure Energy Efficiency in Agroecosystems The Output Side: Calculating the Net primary Production (NPP) and its Components The input side. Calculating the embodied energy of agricultural inputs Eduardo Aguilera, Gloria I. Guzman and Manuel Gonzalez de Molina Diachronic Analysis at Local Scale: Santa Fe, Spain Diachronic Analysis at National Scale: The Spanish Agriculture, 1900-2008. Gloria I. Guzman, Manuel Gonzalez de Molina, David Soto Fernandez, Juan Infante-Amate, Eduardo Aguilera Energy Return on Investment in traditional and modern agricultures. Coffee agro-ecosystems in Costa Rica from an agro-ecological perspective (1935-2010) Juan Infante-Amate, Wilson Picado and Gloria I. Guzman Organic Farming: Between The Relocation Of Energy Flows And Input Replacement Gloria I. Guzman and Marta Astier Energy in Agro-Ecosystems: A Tool for the Sustainable Design of Extensive Livestock Farms Gloria I. Guzman, Eduardo Aguilera, Leticia Paludo Vargas and Romina Iodice A few useful conclusions for the sustainable design of agro-ecosystems