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Seeds of Sustainability

Lessons from the Birthplace of the Green Revolution in Agriculture

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Pamela A. Matson
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  • Draws on one of the most comprehensive studies every conducted on birthplace of The Green Revolution

  • Timely discussion of food security and sustainable economic and agricultural development

  • Originality of research Reputation of authors and institutions involved

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Birthplace of the Green Revolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Why the Yaqui Valley? An Introduction

      • Pamela Matson, Walter Falcon
      Pages 3-12

    3. A Brief History of the Yaqui Valley

      • Ashley Dean
      Pages 13-27

  3. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Looking for Win-Wins in Intensive Agriculture

      • Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
      Pages 31-45

    3. Ecosystems and Land-use Change in the Yaqui Valley: Does Agricultural Intensification “Spare Land for Nature”?

      • Pamela Matson, Peter Jewett
      Pages 47-62

    4. Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Change and Effectiveness

      • Ellen McCullough, Pamela Matson
      Pages 63-82

    5. Exploring Vulnerability in the Yaqui Valley Human-Environment System

      • Pamela Matson, Amy Luers, Ellen McCullough
      Pages 83-92

    6. From Wheat to Waves and Back Again: Connections between the Yaqui Valley and the Gulf of California

      • Michael Beman, Amy Luers
      Pages 93-104

  4. Elements of the Yaqui Valley System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Yaqui Valley’s Agricultural Transition to a More Open Economy

      • Rosamond Naylor, Walter Falcon
      Pages 107-138

    3. Agricultural Research and Management at the Field Scale

      • Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio, David Lobell
      Pages 139-169

    4. Nitrogen in the Yaqui Valley: Sources, Transfers, and Consequences

      • Toby Ahrens, John Harrison, Michael Beman, Peter Jewett, Pamela Matson
      Pages 171-195

    5. Water Resources Management in the Yaqui Valley

      • Gerrit Schoups, Lee Addams, David S. Battisti, Ellen McCullough, José Luis Minjares
      Pages 197-227

  5. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Lessons Learned

      • Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
      Pages 231-250

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 251-292
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About this book

Seeds of Sustainable Agriculture is a groundbreaking analysis of agricultural development and transitions toward more sustainable management in one region. An invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and students alike, it examines new approaches to make agricultural landscapes healthier for both the environment and people.

The Yaqui Valley is one of the most intensive agricultural regions of the world. It also faces resource limitations, threats to human health, and rapidly changing economic conditions. Pamela Matson and colleagues from leading institutions in the U.S. and Mexico spent fifteen years addressing this challenge.

Seeds of Sustainable Agriculture provides unparalleled information about the causes and consequences of current agricultural methods. It also shows how knowledge can translate into better practices, not just in the Yaqui Valley, but throughout the world.

About the authors

Pamela Matson was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley at the beginning of the Yaqui Valley research project. She then moved to Stanford University, becoming the Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies and Co-director of the Center for Environmental Science and Policy in the Institute for International Studies. She is currently Dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford and Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment.

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