Agriculture and the Environment : Searching for Greener Pastures.
Title:
Agriculture and the Environment : Searching for Greener Pastures.
Author:
Anderson, Terry L.
ISBN:
9780817999186
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (203 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue: Terry L. Anderson and Bruce Yandle -- 1 - The Disappearance of Agricultural Land: Fact or Fiction?: Bruce R. Beattie -- 2 - Land Trusts: A Return to Feudalism: Roger Meiners and Bruce Yandle -- 3 - Taxation, Free Markets, and the Use of Agricultural Land: Richard E. Wagner -- 4 - The Political Economy of Land Conversion on the Urban Fringe: Samuel R. Staley -- 5 - Some Issues Surrounding Land and Chemical Use in Agriculture: B. Delworth Gardner -- 6 - Biotechnology, Land Use, and the Environment: Untying the Gordian Knot: Henry I. Miller -- 7 - To Breed, or Not to Breed? The Question of Endangered Species and Agriculture: Ike C. Sugg -- 8 - Agriculture and Water Markets: Terry L. Anderson and Clay J. Landry -- About the Authors -- Index.
Abstract:
The authors focus on the major environmental constraints that limit U.S. food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. Each chapter documents a specific issue, discusses the regulatory response, and offers ideas for reform.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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