Ethics and Sustainable Agriculture: Bridging the Ecological Gaps

The book discusses the alarming condition of agriculture in the Anthropocene and the need to re-establish a meaningful bridge between ethics and agriculture. It suggests that a new science, ecology, with a new epistemological tool and a unique narrative of sustainable development, can help bridge this gap. The book focuses on ethics as a lever for raising scientific, technical, social, economic, and political solutions to adopt in agriculture as a model of symbiotic relationships between man and nature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 267 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The ethical concept of agriculture as a service of common utility for society and the environment has been progressively marginalized in the Anthropocene era. The increasing industrialization of society, the integration of agriculture into the business-as-usual economy, and the resulting environmental and societal impacts have overshadowed the ethical significance of agriculture. To address this gap, it is crucial to re-establish a meaningful connection between ethics and agriculture.

A relatively new science, ecology, offers a unique epistemological tool, the ecosystem concept, and a narrative of sustainable development that can help bridge this gap. This book emphasizes ethics as a catalyst for developing scientific, technical, social, economic, and political solutions to adopt in agriculture as a model of symbiotic relationships between humans and nature. It delves into detailed discussions of ecological intensification practices aimed at maximizing ecological and ethical services, leading to the development of agroecosystems that prioritize sustainability.

The ethical concept of agriculture as a service of common utility for society and the environment has been progressively marginalized in the Anthropocene era. The increasing industrialization of society, the integration of agriculture into the business-as-usual economy, and the resulting environmental and societal impacts have overshadowed the ethical significance of agriculture. To address this gap, it is crucial to re-establish a meaningful connection between ethics and agriculture.

A relatively new science, ecology, offers a unique epistemological tool, the ecosystem concept, and a narrative of sustainable development that can help bridge this gap. This book emphasizes ethics as a catalyst for developing scientific, technical, social, economic, and political solutions to adopt in agriculture as a model of symbiotic relationships between humans and nature. It delves into detailed discussions of ecological intensification practices aimed at maximizing ecological and ethical services, leading to the development of agroecosystems that prioritize sustainability.

The ethical concept of agriculture as a service of common utility for society and the environment has been progressively marginalized in the Anthropocene era. The increasing industrialization of society, the integration of agriculture into the business-as-usual economy, and the resulting environmental and societal impacts have overshadowed the ethical significance of agriculture. To address this gap, it is crucial to re-establish a meaningful connection between ethics and agriculture.

A relatively new science, ecology, offers a unique epistemological tool, the ecosystem concept, and a narrative of sustainable development that can help bridge this gap. This book emphasizes ethics as a catalyst for developing scientific, technical, social, economic, and political solutions to adopt in agriculture as a model of symbiotic relationships between humans and nature. It delves into detailed discussions of ecological intensification practices aimed at maximizing ecological and ethical services, leading to the development of agroecosystems that prioritize sustainability.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030766825
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021