By
Paul Wojtkowski
Description
Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural
systems. Agroecological economics, a subsection of agricultural economics, evaluates the ecological consequences of agricultural methods
on the economic scale. Agroecological economics considers green engineering as a means of measurement.
As the environmental movement
unfolds, the importance of biodiversity and long-term sustainability are indisputable. Progress depends on determining the economic viability
of terrestrial agroecosystems. What is lacking is the analysis needed to bring biodiverse and sustainable systems to fruition.
Agroecological
Economics analyzes the current topics that must be addressed in order to provide sustainable agricultural systems. It explains
the economics of land-use ecology with emphasis on changing over from a conventional model of agriculture to environmentally- and ecologically-friendly
models and the financial incentives that are important to these practices.
Audience:
agricultural and environmental engineers; ecologists; economists; agribusiness professionals; nature organizations; academics
