Seeds of sustainablility : lessons from the birthplace of the Green Revolution / edited by Pamela A. Matson.
| Other author | Matson, P. A. (Pamela A.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xviii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Lessons from the birthplace of the Green Revolution |
| Contents | Why the Yaqui Valley? An introduction / Pamela Matson and Walter Falcon -- A brief history of the Yaqui Valley / Ashley Dean -- Looking for "win-wins" in intensive agriculture / Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio -- Ecosystems and land use change in the Yaqui Valley: does agricultural intensification "spare land for nature"? / Pamela Matson and Peter Jewett -- Linking knowledge with action for sustainable development: A case study of change and effectiveness / Ellen McCullough and Pamela Matson -- Exploring vulnerability in the Yaqui Valley human-environment system / Pamela Matson, Amy Luers, and Ellen McCullough -- From wheat to waves and back again: connections between the Yaqui Valley and the Gulf of California / Michael Beman and Amy Luers -- The Yaqui Valley's agricultural transition to a more open economy / Rosamond Naylor and Walter Falcon -- Agricultural research and management at the field scale / Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio and David Lobell -- Nitrogen in the Yaqui Valley: sources, transfers, and consequences / Toby Ahrens ... [et al.] -- Water resources management in the Yaqui Valley / Gerrit Schoups ... [et al.] -- Lessons learned / Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-277) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011014039 |
| ISBN | 9781597265225 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1597265225 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781597265256 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 159726525X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | S451.7 .S44 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |