This second edition discusses such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies.

New emphasis has been placed on such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies. }

The Theoretical Basis Of Agricultural Ecology
The Evolution of Agroecological Thought
(Susanna B. Hecht.)
The Methodology and Practice of Agroecology
(Richard B. Norgaard and Thomas O. Sikor.)
The Agroecosystem: Determinants, Resources, Processes, and Sustainability
The Design Of Alternative Agricultural Systems And Technologies
Generating Sustainable Technologies Appropriate to Alternative Farming
Designing Sustainable Agroecosystems
Traditional Agriculture
Ecologically Based Agricultural Development Programs
Organic Farming
Alternative Production Systems
Polyculture Cropping Systems
(Matt Liebman.)
Cover Cropping and Mulching
Crop Rotation and Minimum Tillage
Agroforestry Systems
(John G. Farrell and Miguel A. Altieri.)
Ecological Management Of Insect Pests, Pathogens, And Weeds
Integrated Pest Management
Weed Ecology and Management
Plant Disease Ecology and Management
Pasture Management to Sustain Agriculture
(Bill Murphy.)
Soil Quality and Management
(Fred Magdoff.)
Looking Ahead
Toward Sustainable Agriculture.