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BL
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965595
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b719965
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Warner, Keith.
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| Title & Author
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Agroecology in action : : extending alternative agriculture through social networks /\ Keith Douglass Warner.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Food, health, and the environment
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1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) :: illustrations, maps.
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| ISBN
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0262285819
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: 1282098152
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: 142945539X
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: 9780262285810
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: 9781282098152
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: 9781429455398
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0262232529
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0262731800
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9780262232524
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9780262731805
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Rethinking the ecology of industrial agriculture -- Rachel's dream: agricultural policy and science in the public interest -- Agroecology in america: an integrated system of science and farming -- Cultivating the agroecological partnership model -- The parners -- The practices -- Agroecological networks in action -- circulating agroecology -- Public mobilization.
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| Abstract
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Detailed case studies of agrecological initiatives show how growers, scientists, agricultural organizations, and public agencies can form partnerships to develop innovative, ecologically based techniques for reducing reliance on agrochemicals.
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Agricultural ecology-- United States.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Agricultural innovations-- United States.
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Agricultural innovations.
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Alternative agriculture-- United States.
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Alternative agriculture.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Agricultural innovations.
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Alternative agriculture.
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NATURE-- Ecology.
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NATURE-- Ecosystems Habitats-- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Ecology.
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Biologische landbouw.
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Landbouw.
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Milieu.
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United States.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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577.5/50973
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| LC Classification
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S441.W28 2007eb
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| NLM classification
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48.16bcl
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