The Social Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture, 1900–2008
Manuel González de Molina & David Soto Fernández & Gloria Guzmán Casado & Juan Infante-Amate & Eduardo Aguilera Fernández & Jaime Vila Traver & Roberto García Ruiz
Spanish agricultural production has experienced impressive growth during the 20th century which has allowed it to ensure the supply of food to the population and even to transform some crops into important chapters in foreign trade. However, this growth has had its negative side since it was based on the injection of large amounts of external energy, on the destruction of employment and the loss of profitability of agricultural activity. But perhaps the most serious part is the strong impact of the current industrialised agriculture model on Spanish agroecosystems, exposed to the overexploitation of hydric resources, pollution of the water by nitrates and pesticides, high erosion rates and an alarming loss of biodiversity; damage which in the immediate future will end up reducing production capacity.
年:
2019
出版商:
Springer
語言:
english
文件:
PDF, 10.26 MB
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english, 2019