Better Land Husbandry: From Soil Conservation to Holistic Land Management.1578082447 Better land husbandry husbandry careful management of e.g. animals. Implies thrifty, humane, caring. See also animal husbandry. ; from soil conservation to holistic land management. Hellin, Jon. Science Publishers, Inc. 2006 315 pages $65.00 Paperback Land reconstruction and management series; v.4 HD108 Hellin (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center – better known by its Spanish-language acronym CIMMYT, from Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo , El Batan, Mexico) presents a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. that questions the assumed relationship between soil erosion and productivity. Arguing that holistic land husbandry was often used in the past and now meets resistance because it requires an interdisciplinary in·ter·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct. interdisciplinary Adjective approach, he discusses its social, economic, and agro-ecological aspects, and presents case studies of this movement in action in South and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. . Color photos show soil degradation and recovery techniques in modern and Mayan times. Distributed in the US by Enfield. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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