Environmental impacts of modern agriculture /
Environmental impacts of modern agriculture /
editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
- Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2012.
- xvii, 174 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Issues in environmental science and technology ; 34 .
- Issues in environmental science and technology ; 34. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modern agriculture and implications for land use and management -- Impacts of agriculture upon soil quality -- Impacts of agriculture upon greenhouse gas budgets -- Impacts of agriculture on water-borne pathogens -- Pesticides in modern agriculture -- Balancing the environmental consequences of agriculture with the need for food security -- Positive and negative impacts of agricultural production of liquid biofuels.
This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series examines the factors currently affecting agriculture on a global scale. Land use, soil quality and the inherent production of greenhouse gases by agriculture each receive their own chapters. Further chapters present a historical and contemporary perspective to the use of pesticides and how to achieve a balance between increased food production versus environmental impact. Agriculture now encompasses biofuels, and the final chapter gives a balanced view on their production.--COVER.
9781849733854 (hbk.) 1849733856 (hbk.)
2013371126
GBB255518 bnb
016099636 Uk
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Agricultural innovations.
Agricultural innovations.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
630.286 HES
S589.75 / .E55 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modern agriculture and implications for land use and management -- Impacts of agriculture upon soil quality -- Impacts of agriculture upon greenhouse gas budgets -- Impacts of agriculture on water-borne pathogens -- Pesticides in modern agriculture -- Balancing the environmental consequences of agriculture with the need for food security -- Positive and negative impacts of agricultural production of liquid biofuels.
This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series examines the factors currently affecting agriculture on a global scale. Land use, soil quality and the inherent production of greenhouse gases by agriculture each receive their own chapters. Further chapters present a historical and contemporary perspective to the use of pesticides and how to achieve a balance between increased food production versus environmental impact. Agriculture now encompasses biofuels, and the final chapter gives a balanced view on their production.--COVER.
9781849733854 (hbk.) 1849733856 (hbk.)
2013371126
GBB255518 bnb
016099636 Uk
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
Agricultural innovations.
Agricultural innovations.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
630.286 HES
S589.75 / .E55 2012