https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2007.73

Agroecology as a Science of Integration for Sustainability in Agriculture

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2007)
Submitted: 16 December 2010
Accepted: 16 December 2010
Published: 30 June 2007
Abstract Views: 2397
PDF: 1025
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

A knowledge contribution is provided in order to understand agroecology as both a scientific discipline and a philosophical paradigm for promoting sustainability in agriculture. The peculiar character of agroecology as an applied science based on the systems paradigm is explored in the fields of research and tuition. As an organisational capability of connecting different hierarchical levels in accordance with the goal of sustainability, integration is shown as an emergent property of the evolution of agriculture as a human activity system.

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite

Caporali, F. (2007). Agroecology as a Science of Integration for Sustainability in Agriculture. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2(2), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2007.73

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.