Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities
The idea for this book began over ten years ago through conversations with Clive
Edwards, editor of an agroecosystems series of books. It was clear to both of us
that the human intersect with the environment is mediated by social forces that are
international, national, and local. But at that point there was little research to
demonstrate the nature of the relationships between human institutions and ecosystems.