Advances in Agroecology
About the Book Series
Edited by Stephen Gliessman and Helda Morales, the Advances in Agroecology series has been a keystone of the CRC Press Ecology and Agriculture book portfolio for nearly 25 years. The books span a diverse range of topics from Agroforestry, Soil Science and Microbial Ecology to food system transparency, environmental resilience and urban agroecology. The readership is international, with authors and editors from across the globe, targeting academic researchers, professionals – from ‘on-the-ground’ practitioners to policy makers - and graduate level students. Advancing ecological, political, social and environmental change since the first book published in 1998, this series continues to aid the transition of our current food system to new farming practices that mitigate climate change and prioritise local supply chains.
Editors-in-Chief
Stephen R. Gliessman, Professor Emeritus of Agroecology, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Helda Morales, Agroecology group, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico
Editorial Advisory Board
Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley, California
Christopher M. Bacon, Santa Clara University, California
Noureddine Benkeblia, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Patrick J. Bohlen, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Hamutahl Cohen, University of California, Riverside
Roseann Cohen, Community Agroecology Network, Santa Cruz, California
David Coleman, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Monika Egerer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Charles A. Francis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Manuel González de Molina Navarro, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Alba González Jácome, Universidad Iberoamericana Campus Mexico City, Mexico
V. Ernesto Méndez, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Maurizio Paoletti, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Paulo Frederico Petersen, AS-PTA - Family Agriculture and Agroecology, ABA-Agroecology
Luo Shiming, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Gabriela Steier, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Julia Wright, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK
Alireza (Avaz) Koochecki, University of Mashad, Mashad, Iran
Crisis Gardening: A Global Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan Kingsley, Monika Egerer
July 31, 2025
Gardening during times of crisis can have significant benefits to individuals and populations in terms of health, well-being, social and economic outcomes. So-called ‘crisis gardening’ can even be linked to transformative change in food systems through socio-ecological aspects of agroecology. In ...
Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System
4th Edition
By Stephen R. Gliessman, V. Ernesto Méndez, Victor M. Izzo, Eric W. Engles
September 30, 2022
Agroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding this transformation in all its components: agricultural, ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political. It presents a case for food system change, ...
Traditional Mexican Agriculture: A Basis for Sustainable Agroecological Systems
1st Edition
By Alba González Jácome
April 19, 2022
This long-needed book highlights how traditional Mexican agriculture has changed according to environmental, climatic, geographical, social and cultural conditions. Grounded in archaeological-historical data from interrelated research of various scientific disciplines, the book also draws on ...
Subtle Agroecologies: Farming With the Hidden Half of Nature
1st Edition
Edited
By Julia Wright
June 30, 2021
This book is about the invisible or subtle nature of food and farming, and also about the nature of existence. Everything that we know (and do not know) about the physical world has a subtle counterpart which has been scarcely considered in modernist farming practice and research. If you think this...
Food System Transparency: Law, Science and Policy of Food and Agriculture
1st Edition
Edited
By Gabriela Steier, Adam Friedlander
June 10, 2021
This book brings together an international group of agriculture and food lawyers and scientists to define the field of Food System Transparency in three parts: the big picture, food safety and health, and the global view. Each part adds to the whole but zooms in through a unique lens. Investigating...
Urban Agroecology: Interdisciplinary Research and Future Directions
1st Edition
Edited
By Monika Egerer, Hamutahl Cohen
December 17, 2020
Today, 20 percent of the global food supply relies on urban agriculture: social-ecological systems shaped by both human and non-human interactions. This book shows how urban agroecologists measure flora and fauna that underpin the ecological dynamics of these systems, and how people manage and ...
Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability
1st Edition
Edited
By Casado, Manuel Gonzalez de Molina
October 18, 2019
Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability is the first book on energy analysis that is up-to-date and specifically dedicated to agriculture. It is written from an agroecological perspective and goes beyond the conventional analysis of the efficient use of energy. The book ...
Political Agroecology: Advancing the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems
1st Edition
By Manuel González de Molina, Paulo Frederico Petersen, Francisco Garrido Peña, Francisco Roberto Caporal
September 11, 2019
Political Agroecology is the first book to offer a systematic and articulated reflection on Political Agroecology from the Agroecological perspective. It defines the disciplinary field responsible for designing and producing actions, institutions and regulations aimed at achieving agrarian ...
Agroecology in China: Science, Practice, and Sustainable Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Luo Shiming, Stephen R. Gliessman
October 25, 2018
Key features: Reviews the development of agroecology in China, including research, practice, management, and education regarding challenges for rural and agricultural progress Presents information from sources not readily available in the West about agricultural development in China during the last...
Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems
1st Edition
Edited
By Tanya E. Cheeke, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall
July 17, 2012
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can ...
The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture: Principles, Processes, and Practices
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephen R. Gliessman, Martha Rosemeyer
December 21, 2009
With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past―higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction―can be counted on to come to the rescue. In ...
Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems
1st Edition
By Thomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews
June 10, 2008
Exploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical tools and approaches for sustainable rural ...