The Role of Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Food Systems

ISBN: 9780128164365 出版年：2019 页码：304 Academic Press_RM

The Role of Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Food Systems reveals, in simple terms, the operational definition, concepts and applications of ecosystem services with a focus on sustainable food systems. The book presents case studies on both geographical and production system-wide considerations. Initial chapters discuss concepts, methodologies and the tools needed to understand ecosystem services in the broader food system. Middle and later chapters present different perspectives from case studies of ecosystem services derived from some of the key sustainable food production systems used by farmers, along with discussions on the challenges of deriving full benefits and how they can be overcome. Researchers, students, scientists, development practitioners and policymakers will welcome this reference as they continue their work related to sustainable food systems.Introduces the concept of ecosystem services in simple terms for a wide readershipProvides an explanation of sustainable food systems Contains the tools to identify and quantify ecosystem services in sustainable food systemsIdentifies ecosystem services in specific systems utilized for sustainable food systemsCategorizes the challenges of deriving maximum benefits of ecosystem services