{"product_id":"livestock-in-a-changing-landscape-pierre-gerber-9781597266734","title":"Livestock in a Changing Landscape, Volume 2: Experiences and Regional Perspectives","description":"The rapidly changing nature of animal production systems, especially increasing intensification and globalization, is playing out in complex ways around the world. Over the last century, livestock keeping evolved from a means of harnessing marginal resources to produce items for local consumption to a key component of global food chains. Livestock in a Changing Landscape offers a comprehensive examination of these important and far-reaching trends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The books are an outgrowth of a collaborative effort involving international nongovernmental organizations including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Swiss College of Agriculture (SHL), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), and the Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Volume 1 examines the forces shaping change in livestock production and management; the resulting impacts on landscapes, land use, and social systems; and potential policy and management responses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Volume 2 explores needs and draws experience from region-specific contexts and detailed case studies. The case studies describe how drivers and consequences of change play out in specific geographical areas, and how public and private responses are shaped and implemented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, the volumes present new, sustainable approaches to the challenges created by fundamental shifts in livestock management and production, and represent an essential resource for policy makers, industry managers, and academics involved with this issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Gerber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597266736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597266734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Pierre Gerber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447937413375,"sku":"9781597266734","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73359820-dda3-4ca9-908b-0d0d7098e078.jpg?v=1777235827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/livestock-in-a-changing-landscape-pierre-gerber-9781597266734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}