Titre :	A systems approach to agroecology
Type de document :	Ouvrage
Auteurs :	Pablo Tittonell, Auteur
Editeur :	Cham : Springer
Année de publication :	2023
Importance :	393 p
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-3-031-42937-8
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	[Motbis 2025] agroécologie [Motbis 2025] agroécosystème [Motbis 2025] transition agro-écologique
Index. décimale :	LG-1 Agroécologie
Note de contenu :	Part I - System Definitions 1. Why Agroecology, Why Systems, Why Now? 1.1 Feeding the World 1.2 Global Trends: Food, Biodiversity and the Environment 1.3 Who Is Producing Our Food? 1.4 What to Produce, How and by Who? 1.5 What Is Agroecology? 1.6 Agroecology: Addressing the Food, Biodiversity and Environmental Crises 1.7 The Need for a Systems Approach to Agroecology 1.8 About This Book 2 Systems Approach: Analysis, Design and Modelling 2.1 Introduction: Elements of Systems Thinking and Theory 2.2 The Agroecosystem 2.3 Analysis, Design and Modelling of Agroecosystems 2.4 Model Simulation and Scenarios in Agroecosystem Redesign 2.5 Agroecosystem Properties and Sustainability 2.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 3 Structure, Functions and Diversity of Agroecosystems 3.1 Structure and Functions of the Agroecosystem 3.2 Categories of Diversity of Agroecosystems 3.3 Livelihood Systems and Strategies 3.4 The Sub-systems of the Agroecosystem 3.5 Summary and Concluding Remarks Part II - Analysis-Oriented Approaches 4 Categorising Diversity Through Rural Household Typologies 4.1 What Use for Typologies? 4.2 Structural and Functional Farm Typologies 4.3 Characterising the Local Agricultural Context 4.4 Categorising Farms and Rural Households 4.5 Functional Farm Typologies as Archetypes 4.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 5 Production Functions and Factors in Agroecosystems 5.1 Agricultural Intensification and Production Factors 5.2 Production Functions and Models 5.3 Factor Allocation in Agroecosystems 5.4 Land Allocation 5.5 Labour Allocation 5.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 6 Landscape Structure, Functions and Biodiversity 6.1 Landscapes 6.2 Landscapes as Complex Systems 6.3 Landscape Functions and Ecosystem Services 6.4 Biodiversity in Agroecosystems and Landscapes 6.5 Summary and Concluding Remarks 7 Spatial Heterogeneity in Agroecosystems 7.1 Sources of Variability in Agroecosystems 7.2 Spatial Interdependence 7.3 Inherent Soil Heterogeneity 7.4 Farmer-Induced Soil Heterogeneity 7.5 Spatial Patterns 7.6 Assessing Heterogeneity 7.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks Part III - Design-Oriented Approaches 8 Evaluation and Indicators in the Design of Agroecosystems 8.1 Design and Evaluation 8.2 Methods for Agroecosystem Design and Evaluation 8.3 Stakeholder Objectives and Preferences 8.4 Indicators 8.5 Indicator Frameworks 8.6 Prototyping 8.7 Design Through Stakeholder Participation 8.8 Co-innovation and Model-Aided Design 8.9 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 8.10 Summary and Concluding Remarks 9 Trade-Offs Around Production and Livelihood Decisions 9.1 What Are Trade-Offs? 9.2 Trade-Offs Analysis 9.3 Methods for Trade-Offs Analysis 9.4 Trade-Offs Analysis through Simple Calculations 9.5 Semi-Quantitative and Participatory Trade-Offs and Scenario Analysis 9.6 Quantitative Trade-Offs Analysis Using Simulation Models 9.7 Summary 10 Pathways for Agroecological Transitions 10.1 Understanding Agroecological Transitions 10.2 Designing the Transition with Stakeholders 10.3 Supporting Redesign: Model Simulation of Farm Scale Trade-Offs 10.4 Vertical Integration: Food Systems and Value Chains 10.5 Agroecological Transition and Transformation 10.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks

A systems approach to agroecology [Ouvrage] / Pablo Tittonell, Auteur . - Cham : Springer, 2023 . - 393 p.
ISBN : 978-3-031-42937-8
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	[Motbis 2025] agroécologie [Motbis 2025] agroécosystème [Motbis 2025] transition agro-écologique
Index. décimale :	LG-1 Agroécologie
Note de contenu :	Part I - System Definitions 1. Why Agroecology, Why Systems, Why Now? 1.1 Feeding the World 1.2 Global Trends: Food, Biodiversity and the Environment 1.3 Who Is Producing Our Food? 1.4 What to Produce, How and by Who? 1.5 What Is Agroecology? 1.6 Agroecology: Addressing the Food, Biodiversity and Environmental Crises 1.7 The Need for a Systems Approach to Agroecology 1.8 About This Book 2 Systems Approach: Analysis, Design and Modelling 2.1 Introduction: Elements of Systems Thinking and Theory 2.2 The Agroecosystem 2.3 Analysis, Design and Modelling of Agroecosystems 2.4 Model Simulation and Scenarios in Agroecosystem Redesign 2.5 Agroecosystem Properties and Sustainability 2.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 3 Structure, Functions and Diversity of Agroecosystems 3.1 Structure and Functions of the Agroecosystem 3.2 Categories of Diversity of Agroecosystems 3.3 Livelihood Systems and Strategies 3.4 The Sub-systems of the Agroecosystem 3.5 Summary and Concluding Remarks Part II - Analysis-Oriented Approaches 4 Categorising Diversity Through Rural Household Typologies 4.1 What Use for Typologies? 4.2 Structural and Functional Farm Typologies 4.3 Characterising the Local Agricultural Context 4.4 Categorising Farms and Rural Households 4.5 Functional Farm Typologies as Archetypes 4.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 5 Production Functions and Factors in Agroecosystems 5.1 Agricultural Intensification and Production Factors 5.2 Production Functions and Models 5.3 Factor Allocation in Agroecosystems 5.4 Land Allocation 5.5 Labour Allocation 5.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 6 Landscape Structure, Functions and Biodiversity 6.1 Landscapes 6.2 Landscapes as Complex Systems 6.3 Landscape Functions and Ecosystem Services 6.4 Biodiversity in Agroecosystems and Landscapes 6.5 Summary and Concluding Remarks 7 Spatial Heterogeneity in Agroecosystems 7.1 Sources of Variability in Agroecosystems 7.2 Spatial Interdependence 7.3 Inherent Soil Heterogeneity 7.4 Farmer-Induced Soil Heterogeneity 7.5 Spatial Patterns 7.6 Assessing Heterogeneity 7.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks Part III - Design-Oriented Approaches 8 Evaluation and Indicators in the Design of Agroecosystems 8.1 Design and Evaluation 8.2 Methods for Agroecosystem Design and Evaluation 8.3 Stakeholder Objectives and Preferences 8.4 Indicators 8.5 Indicator Frameworks 8.6 Prototyping 8.7 Design Through Stakeholder Participation 8.8 Co-innovation and Model-Aided Design 8.9 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 8.10 Summary and Concluding Remarks 9 Trade-Offs Around Production and Livelihood Decisions 9.1 What Are Trade-Offs? 9.2 Trade-Offs Analysis 9.3 Methods for Trade-Offs Analysis 9.4 Trade-Offs Analysis through Simple Calculations 9.5 Semi-Quantitative and Participatory Trade-Offs and Scenario Analysis 9.6 Quantitative Trade-Offs Analysis Using Simulation Models 9.7 Summary 10 Pathways for Agroecological Transitions 10.1 Understanding Agroecological Transitions 10.2 Designing the Transition with Stakeholders 10.3 Supporting Redesign: Model Simulation of Farm Scale Trade-Offs 10.4 Vertical Integration: Food Systems and Value Chains 10.5 Agroecological Transition and Transformation 10.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks