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Series
Publisher
Quae
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Français
Description
Today, urban agriculture appears to be a lever for the ecological transition of cities and a tool for education in sustainable food. Many urban development actors are setting up projects on their territories: collective gardens, eco-grazing, participative micro-farms, mushroom beds, beehives, etc. However, the implementation of this type of project raises many questions about their relevance and feasibility in the areas concerned. What are the expectations...
Series
Publisher
Éditions Quae
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
What do we know about inputs and potential of legumes in terms of the sustainability of agricultural and food systems? How can they be used to reduce the damage and maximise the benefits for the environment, agriculture and man? This reference work fuels the reflection on protein sources, nitrogen management in France and the relationship between legumes and sustainability.
Author
Publisher
Quae
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Français
Description
La 4e de couverture indique : "L'initiative « 4 pour 1 000 : les sols pour la sécurité alimentaire et le climat » propose d'augmenter chaque année d'un quatre millième le stock de carbone présent dans tous les sols du monde. À la demande de l'Ademe et du ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, l'Inra (devenu aujourd'hui INRAE) a conduit une étude, centrée sur la France métropolitaine, visant à estimer le potentiel...
10) Eating green
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Looks at energy used to produce and transport food, examines some practices that make farming unsustainable, and presents information on how to shop and eat responsibly.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the sustainable food revolution as she weaves together stories from the world's most creative and controversial innovators on the front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Éditions Quæ
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Français
Description
À l'heure des robots et du numérique, la terre (habitat, agriculture, paysage, planète) et la nourriture (du corps et de l'âme) sont parmi les préoccupations majeures dans les espaces médiatiques et politiques. Le pétrole et l'abondance qui l'a accompagné nous avaient fait oublier qu'elles sont au fondement des sociétés humaines. La « crise alimentaire » de 2008, qui a secoué plusieurs continents, a rappelé aux gouvernements...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After hearing about efforts in Venezuela to develop a more equitable as well as sustainable food and agriculture system, filmmaker Simon Cunich heads to Venezuela to investigate what we might learn about food sovereignty from the country's various initiatives to reduce the price of food by opening up urban land to community farming. So they may become urban gardeners, the nation is providing citizens with free seeds, tools, and other materials needed...
Publisher
éditions Quae
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Français
Description
Urged on by new expectations of society, key rural players experiment with different agricultural and food systems, showing proof of creativity and stubbornness faced with the ever-dominant mass production.But what type of sustainable development are societies seeking? How do we choose the innovations to achieve it? What role can research and public policies play to support the emergence of these innovations?