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Title
Sustainable agriculture policies for human well-being : integrated efficiency approach / Bazyli Czyzewski, Lukasz Kryszak.
ISBN
9783031097966 (electronic bk.)
3031097963 (electronic bk.)
9783031097959
3031097955
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-09796-6 doi
Call Number
S494.5.S86
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.1
Summary
This book deals with the important topic of policies for sustainable agriculture, since food insecurity is a growing concern for policy makers and will affect the quality of life and well-being of generations to come. The authors provide a theoretical background to the concept of sustainable agriculture including its recent developments; monitor the current state of sustainability in agriculture in different regions of the world; and evaluate current agricultural policies to propose new solutions. They show practical ways of sustainability measurement that could be applied to different regions. The book takes into account sustainability indicators based on economic, social and environmental aspects and discusses the trade-offs between these three dimensions. It also answers the question of whether current agricultural policies contribute to balancing between the goals of agriculture---that of not just providing food but of contributing to the greater good---and how policies differ and have evolved across the world. Finally, it puts together the best practices of sustainability for the use of policymakers. The book pays particular attention to least developed countries where hunger and malnutrition are high, but where productivity should not come at the expense of environmental and social goals. This book is of use to a wide readership of policy makers, professionals and academics in the social and environmental sciences interested in the improvement of human life through sustainable agricultural policy implementation. .
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Series
Human well-being research and policy making.
PART I. APPROACHING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONCEPT AND MEASUREMENT
Environmental dimension of sustainability in agriculture
Socio-economic resilience in rural areas
How sustainable is agriculture worldwide?- PART II. EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
Cost-effectiveness analysis of environmental policy in different regions of the world
Trade-offs between environmental and socio-economic performance
PART III. EVOLUTION OF POLICY SCHEMES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Evolution of agri-environmental schemes worldwide
Comparing EU, USA and Chinas policy for sustainable agriculture
Conclusions and recommendations.
