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Continuum of Risk Analysis Methods to Assess Tillage System Sustainability at the Experimental Plot Level

Fathelrahman, Eihab M.; II, James C. Ascough; Hoag, Dana L. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1035-1063

This study applied a broad continuum of risk analysis methods including mean-variance and coefficient of variation (CV) statistical criteria, second-degree stochastic dominance (SSD), stochastic dominance with respect to a function (SDRF), and stochastic efficiency with respect to a function...

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What Do We Need to Know to Enhance the Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Production? A Prioritisation of Knowledge Needs for the UK Food System

Dicks, Lynn V.; Bardgett, Richard D.; Bell, Jenny; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 7, pp. 3095-3115

environmentally sustainable agriculture. This is agriculture that makes efficient use of natural resources and does not degrade the … environmental scientists with direct involvement or expertise in the environmental sustainability of agriculture. The practitioners … long list of 264 knowledge needs to help enhance the environmental sustainability of agriculture within the UK or for the …

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Comparing Carbon and Water Footprints for Beef Cattle Production in Southern Australia

Ridoutt, Bradley G.; Sanguansri, Peerasak; Harper, … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 12, pp. 2443-2455

Stand-alone environmental indicators based on life cycle assessment (LCA), such as the carbon footprint and water footprint, are becoming increasingly popular as a means of directing sustainable production and consumption. However, individually, these metrics violate the principle of LCA known...

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Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

Hirel, Bertrand; Tétu, Thierry; Lea, Peter J.; Dubois, … - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 9, pp. 1452-1485

In this review, we present the recent developments and future prospects of improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in crops using various complementary approaches. These include conventional breeding and molecular genetics, in addition to alternative farming techniques based on no-till...

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The Century Ahead: Searching for Sustainability

Raskin, Paul D.; Electris, Christi; Rosen, Richard A. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2626-2651

The global future lies before us as a highly uncertain and contested landscape with numerous perils along the way. This study explores possible pathways to sustainability by considering in quantitative detail four contrasting scenarios for the twenty-first century. The analysis reveals vividly...

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Drought, Sustainability, and the Law

Adler, Robert W. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 7, pp. 2176-2196

policy—should be evaluated more comprehensively to enhance incentives for more ―water sustainable‖ practices in agriculture …

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Measuring Soil Water Potential for Water Management in Agriculture: A Review

Bittelli, Marco - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 5, pp. 1226-1251

of soil water potential is utilized for a sustainable use of water resources in agriculture. …

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Sustainability in Agricultural Mechanization: Assessment of a Combined Photovoltaic and Electric Multipurpose System for Farmers

Mousazadeh, Hossein; Keyhani, Alireza; Mobli, Hossein; … - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1042-1068

source of power in modern agriculture. We examined the use of a completely sustainable agricultural mechanization system …

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A Life-Cycle Approach to Characterising Environmental and Economic Impacts of Multifunctional Land-Use Systems: An Integrated Assessment in the UK

Brandão, Miguel; Clift, Roland; Canals, Llorenç Milà i; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 12, pp. 3747-3776

An integrated environmental and economic assessment of land use for food, energy and timber in the UK has been performed using environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and economic Life Cycle Costing (LCC), to explore complementary sustainability aspects of alternative land uses. The...

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Export-Oriented Horticultural Production in Laikipia, Kenya: Assessing the Implications for Rural Livelihoods

Ulrich, Anne - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 1, pp. 336-347

Smallholders in the global South are confronted with new opportunities and risks emanating from globalized markets of agricultural goods. In Kenya, large-scale export-oriented horticulture farms, cultivating fruits, flowers and vegetables, were by and large established in the 1980s. In Laikipia...

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