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An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

Energy Use Efficiency in the American South

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Carl F. Jordan

    1. , Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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  • Takes a systems (holistic) approach to sustainable agriculture
  • Lessons learned from this region can be applied worldwide
  • Applied tools and practices for sustainable agriculture are described
  • Provides rich historical background
  • Illustrates the energy use efficiency when substituting services of nature for non-renewable energy sources

Part of the book series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions (ECAS, volume 1)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. A Systems (Holistic) Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 1-38

  3. A History of Unsustainability in Agriculture

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 39-62

  4. Political and Economic Challenges to Creating a Sustainable Agriculture

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 63-81

  5. Energetic Services of Nature that Increase Agricultural Sustainability

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 83-113

  6. Applied Tools and Practices for Sustainable Agriculture

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 115-150

  7. An Economic, Ecological, and Cultural Evaluation of Agriculture in the American South

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 151-197

  8. Case Studies of Contemporary, Sustainable Farms in the South

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 199-216

  9. Holism vs. Reductionism in Environmental Science

    • Carl F. Jordan
    Pages 217-244

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 245-247
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Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will be more sustainable when services of nature, such as nutrient recycling by soil micro-organisms and natural controls of insects, replace the services now provided by energy from petroleum. Examples are drawn from the Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can be applied worldwide.      

  

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  • , Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Carl F. Jordan

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