Seeds of sustainablility : lessons from the birthplace of the Green Revolution /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012. |
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| Description: | xviii, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8680844 |
Table of Contents:
- Timeline for the Yaqui Valley, 1890-2000
- Acronyms
- Preface
- Part I. The Birthplace of the Green Revolution
- Chapter 1. Why the Yaqui Valley? An Introduction
- Chapter 2. A Brief History of the Yaqui Valley
- Part II. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability
- Chapter 3. Looking for Win-Wins in Intensive Agriculture
- Chapter 4. Ecosystems and Land-Use Change in the Yaqui Valley: Does Agricultural Intensification "Spare Land for Nature"?
- Chapter 5. Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Change and Effectiveness
- Chapter 6. Exploring Vulnerability in the Yaqui Valley Human-Environment System
- Chapter 7. From Wheat to Waves and Back Again: Connections between the Yaqui Valley and the Gulf of California
- Part III. Elements of the Yaqui Valley System
- Chapter 8. The Yaqui Valley's Agricultural Transition to a More Open Economy
- Chapter 9. Agricultural Research and Management at the Field Scale
- Chapter 10. Nitrogen in the Yaqui Valley: Sources, Transfers, and Consequences
- Chapter 11. Water Resources Management in the Yaqui Valley
- Part IV. Conclusions
- Chapter 12. Lessons Learned
- References
- Index
