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Informationen zum Autor The series has been edited by Professors Hester and Harrison since it began in 1994. Professor Roy Harrison OBE is listed by ISI Thomson Scientific (on ISI Web of Knowledge) as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Environmental Science/Ecology category. He has an h-index of 54 (i.e. 54 of his papers have received 54 or more citations in the literature). In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science in the New Year Honours List. He was profiled by the Journal of Environmental Monitoring (Vol 5, pp 39N-41N, 2003). Professor Harrison's research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.Now an emeritus professor, Professor Ron Hester's current activities in chemistry are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor. He also retains appointments as external examiner and assessor / adviser on courses, individual promotions, and departmental / subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad. Klappentext World trade in agriculture, with its massive subsidies, restrictive barriers, international collaboration and competition, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide at stake, is an emotive subject that often provokes heated debate. So how can sustainability in agriculture be addressed whilst taking these issues into account? "Sustainability in Agriculture" presents an authoritative and balanced overview of many of the key factors that impact upon world agricultural practices. The aim is to throw light on the subject and so generate informed and rational discussion of the topics which so often generate powerful emotions. The contributions from experts from around the globe cover: Free trade, Fair and unfair trade, GM crops, The use of pesticides, Change in land use and sustainable development and the Economic consequences of recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European UnionThe timeliness of this book, discussing as it does many hotly debated issues, make it essential reading for all those having an interest in the future of agriculture worldwide, but especially farmers and students of farming, environmental scientists, government agencies and policy makers. TOC:Sustainability in agriculture: recent progress and emergent challenges.- Ecological risks of transgenic plants: A framework for assessment.- GM pest-resistant crops: Assessing environmental impacts of non-targetorganisms.- Sustainable land management: A challenge for modern agriculture.- UK environmental-Economic Consequences of decoupled CAP payments.- Globalizing vulnerability: The impacts of unfair trade on developing country agriculture.- Free trade in food: Moral and physical hazards. Zusammenfassung An authoritative and balanced overview of the key factors that impact upon world agricultural practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Sustainability In Agriculture: Recent Progress And Emergent Challenges: 1: Recent Progress on Food Production; 2: What is Agricultural Sustainability?; 3: The Environmental Challenge; 4: How Much Pesticide is Used?; 5: The Benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM); 6: Current Evidence of Pesticide Reductions at Country Level; 7: The Wider Policy Context for Agricultural Sustainability; 8: Areas of Debate and Disagreement; References; Ecological Risks Of Transgenic Plants: A Framework For Assessment And Conceptual Issues; 1: Introduction; 2: The Products of Agricultural Biotechnology; 3: Using Risk Analysis to Evaluate Transgenic Crops; 4: Ecological Hazards and Today's Transgenic Crops; 5: Ecological Exposure Pathways for Health and Socio-Economic Hazards; 6: Strategies in Ecological Risk Management; 7: Issues in Governance with Respect to Risk; References; Gm Pest-Resistan...
