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This is a list of articles, books, videos, online resources, faculty, and organizations that can help you incorporate pollution prevention into your agriculture courses. We include purchasing information on more recently published books, which might be difficult to locate through interlibrary loan; also, the Cornell University Online Catalog is especially useful for locating agriculture documents. Please contact us if you can identify comlementary materials for this list. An asterisk (*) indicates materials described in this compendium's annotated bibliography.

Contents

BOOKS, PAPERS, AND ARTICLES
VIDEOS
DATABASE RESOURCES
RELATED WEB SITES
FACULTY
ORGANIZATIONS
ADDITIONS

Books, Papers, and Articles

Curriculum Development

Altieri, Miguel A. "Sustainable Agriculture Development in Latin America: Exploring the Possibilities." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 39, no. 1/2 (3 March 1992): 1-21.

Altieri, Miguel A., and Charles A. Francis. "Incorporating Agroecology Into the Conventional Agricultural Curriculum." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 7, no. 1/2 (1992): 89-93.

Francis, Charles A. Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum. Lincoln: Center for Sustainable Agriculture Systems, University of Nebraska, 1995. Available from Center for Sustainable Agriculture Systems, 225 Keim Hall, P.O. Box 830949, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0949; phone 402/472-2056; fax 402/472-4104; e-mail csas003@unlvm.unl.edu

Francis, Charles A., and J. Patrick Madden. "Designing the Future: Sustainable Agriculture in the U.S." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 46, no. 1-4 (September 1993): 123-134.

Francis, Charles A., and Miguel A. Altieri. "Agroecology and Sustainable Develop: Innovative Ideas for an Effective University Curriculum." Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 3, no. 1 (1992): 107-112.

Henderson, S. "Precollege Education: A Vital Component if Sustainable Agriculture Is to Take Root." Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 2, no. 3 (1992): 153-161.

Marshall, T. A., and D. R. Herring. "Sustainable Agriculture: An Essential Part of the Agriculture Curriculum." Agricultural Education Magazine 64, no. 1 (July 1991): 10-12.

Orr, David W. Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment and the Human Prospect. Washington: Island Press, 1994.

Shaw, B. F. Jr., and J. P. Key. "Secondary Agricultural Teachers Need College Level Instruction on Sustainable Agriculture." NACTA Journal 37, no. 3 (September 1993): 44-47.

Soule, Judith D., and Jon K. Piper. Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach to Agriculture. Washington: Island Press, 1992.

Unklesbay, Nan. "Students Grasp Sustainable World Food Policies: Using the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a Media Example." Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 4, no. 1 (1993): 67-89.

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Low-Input, Sustainable Agriculture

Allen, Patricia, and Debra van Dusen, eds. Global Perspectives on Agroecology and Sustainable Agricultural Systems. IFOAM [See "Organizations"] International Scientific Conference. Santa Cruz: University of California Agroecology Program, 1988. *

Altieri, Miguel A. Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture. 2nd Edition. Boulder: Westview Press, 1995. Available for $26 from the publisher, 5500 Central Ave., Boulder, CO 80301; phone 303/444-3541. *

Altieri, Miguel A., and Susanna B. Hecht. Agroecology and Small Farm Development. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1990. *

Andow, David A., and K. Hidaka. "Agricultural Natural History of Sustainable Agriculture: Syndromes of Production." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 27 (1989): 447-462.

Bird, Elizabeth Ann R., Gordon L. Bultena, and John C. Gardner. Planting for the Future: Developing an Agriculture that Sustains Land and Community. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1995. Available from the publisher, 2121 S. State Ave., Ames, IA 50010; phone 515/292-0155.

Breth, Steven A. Environment and Agriculture: Rethinking Development Issues for the 21st Century. Proceedings of a symposium held May 5-6, 1993. Morrilton, AR: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, 1994.

Carroll, C. Ronald, John H. Vandermeer, and Peter Rosset. Agroecology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. *

Committee on Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council. Alternative Agriculture. Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1989. 464 pp., $28.95. Available from National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451. *

Committee on Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics, National Research Council. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics. Washington: National Academy of Sciences. 1993. 720 pp., $49.95. Available from National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451. *

Conway, Gordon R. "The Properties of Agroecosystems." Agricultural Systems 24, no. 2 (1987): 95-117.

Crews, Timothy E., Charles L. Mohler, and Alison G. Power. "Energetics and Ecosystem Integrity: The Defining Principles of Sustainable Agriculture." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 6, no. 3 (1991): 146-149.

Dazhong, Wen, and David Pimentel. "Ecological Resource Management to Achieve a Productive, Sustainable Agricultural System in Northeast China." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 41, no. 2 (July 1992): 215-230.

DeVito, A. "Sustainable Agriculture: Farmers Teaching Farmers." In Agriculture and the Environment (Yearbook of Agriculture), 255-258. Washington: USDA, 1991.

Dobbs, Thomas L., Mark G. Leddy, and James D. Smolik. "Factors Influencing the Economic Potential for Alternative Farming Systems: Case Analyses in South Dakota." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 3, no. 1 (Winter 1988): 26-34.

Edens, Thomas C., Cynthia Fridgen, and Susan L. Battenfield. Sustainable Agriculture and Integrated Farming Systems. 1984 Conference Proceedings. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1985.*

Edwards, Clive A., Rattan Lal, Patrick Madden, Robert H. Millier, and Gar House. Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Ankeny, Iowa: Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1990. 696 pp., hardbound, $60. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; or e-mail SWCS@netins.net *

Edwards, Clive A., Mohan K. Wali, David J. Horn, and F. Miller. Agriculture and the Environment. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1991.

Faeth, Paul. Growing Green: Enhancing the Economic and Environmental Performance of U.S. Agriculture. Washington: World Resources Institute, 1995. $16.95. Available from WRI Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211; phone 800/822-0504 or 410/516-6963, fax 410/516-6998; e-mail chrisd@wri.org

Faeth, Paul, Robert Repetto, K. Kroll, Q. Dai, and G. Helmers. Paying the Farm Bill: U.S. Agricultural Policy and the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture. Washington: World Resources Institute, 1991. $14.95. Available from WRI Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211; phone 800/822-0504 or 410/516-6963, fax 410/516-6998; e-mail chrisd@wri.org

Francis, Charles A. "Biological Efficiencies in Multiple-cropping Systems." Advances in Agronomy 42 (1989): 1-42.

Francis, Charles A., Cornelia Butler Flora, and Larry D. King. Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones. New York: Wiley, 1990.

Gever, J., R. Kaufmann, D. Skole, and C. Vorosmarty. Beyond Oil: The Threat to Food and Fuel in the Coming Decades. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986.

Gliessman, Stephen R., ed. Agroecology: Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. *

Gralla, ShawnFit for a Pig: Low Cost/Sustainable Strategies of Resourceful Hog Farmers. Hartington, NE: Beginning Farmer Support Network, Center for Rural Affairs, 1991. Available from the publisher, P.O. Box 736, 104 E. Main, Hartington, NE 68739; phone 402/254-6893.

Hatfield, Jerry L., and Douglas L. Karlen. Sustainable Agriculture Systems. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.

Helmers, Glen A., Michael R. Langemeir, and Joseph Atwood. "An Economic Analysis of Alternative Cropping Systems for East-Central Nebraska." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 1, no. 4 (Fall 1986): 153-158.

Ikerd, J. E. "Sustainable Agriculture." In Outlook - Proceedings of the Agricultural Outlook Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 201-213. Washington: USDA, April 1990.

Jahn, Laurence R., Wildlife Management Institute, and Eric W. Schenck. "What Sustainable Agriculture Means for Fish and Wildlife." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 46, no. 4 (July/August 1991): 251-255.

Jodha, N. S., Mahesh Banskota, and Tej Partap. Sustainable Mountain Agriculture: Farmers' Strategies and Innovative Approaches. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1992.

Kidd, Charles V., and David Pimentel. Integrated Resource Management: Agroforestry for Development. San Diego: Academic Press, 1992. $69. Available from the publisher: phone 800/321-5068; fax 800/874-6418; e-mail apbcs@harcourtbrace.com *

King, J. W., and Charles A. Francis. Questions & Answers About Sustainable Agriculture: Report on a Video on Satellite Teleconference on Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture. Lincoln: Agricultural Research Division, Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 1989.

Kirschenmann, Frederick. Switching to a Sustainable System: Strategies for Converting From Conventional/ Chemical to Sustainable/Organic Farming Systems. Windsor, ND: The Northern Plains Sustainable Agricultural Society, 1988.

Lowrance, Richard, Benjamin R. Stinner, and Garfield J. House. Agricultural Ecosystems: Unifying Concepts. New York: Wiley, 1984.

MacRae, Rod J., Stuart B. Hill, Guy R. Mehuys, and John Henning. "Farm-Scale Agronomic and Economic Conversion from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture." Advances in Agronomy 43 (1990): 155-198.

Madden, J. Patrick. "Farms That Succeed Using LISA." In Farm Management: How to Acheive Your Farm Business (Yearbook of Agriculture), 220-225. Washington: USDA, 1989. *

O'Connell, P. F. "Sustainable Agriculture." In Agriculture and the Environment (Yearbook of Agriculture), 175-185. Washington: USDA, 1991.

Odum, Eugene Pleasants. "Properties of Agroecosystems." In Agroecosystems: Unifying Concepts, edited by R. Lawrence, Benjamin R. Stinner, and G. J. House, 5-11. New York: Wiley, 1984.

Oelhaf, Robert C. Organic Agriculture: Economic and Ecological Comparisons With Conventional Methods. New York: Wiley, 1978.

Olson, Richard K., ed. Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology and Environmental Policy Binghampton, NY: Food Products Press, 1992. Available from the publisher, 10 Alice St., Binghampton, NY 13904-1580. *

Olson, Richard K., Charles A. Francis, and Stephen Kaffka. Exploring the Role of Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, 1995. Available from American Society of Agronomy, 677 S. Segoe Rd., Madison, WI 53711; phone 608/273-8090; fax 608/273-2021; e-mail books@agronomy.org

Paoletti, M. G., T. Napier, O. Ferro, B. Stinner, and D. Stinner. Socio-Economic and Policy Issues for Sustainable Farming Systems. Padova, Italy: Cooperativa Amiciza, 1993.

Paoletti, M. G., D. Pimentel, B. R. Stinner, and D. Stinner. "Agroecosystem Biodiversity: Matching Production and Conservation Biology." In Biotic Diversity in Agroecosystems, edited by M. G. Paoletti and D. Pimentel, 3-23. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1992.

Paoletti, M. G., and David Pimentel. "Biotic Diversity in Agroecosystems." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 40, no. 1-4 (1992): special issue.

Paoletti, M. G., B. R. Stinner, and G. G. Lorenzoni. "Agricultural Ecology and the Environment." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 27, no. 1-4 (1989): special issue. *

Pimentel, David, and Charles W. Hall. Food and Natural Resources. San Diego: Academic Press, 1989. *

Pimentel, David, and G. Heichel. "Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Farming Systems." In Soil Management for Sustainability, edited by R. Lal and F. J. Pierce, 113-123. Ankeny, Iowa: Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1991. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; or e-mail SWCS@netins.net

Pimentel, David, T. W. Culliney, I. W. Butler, D. J. Reinemann, and K. B. Beckman. "Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Using Ecological Management Practices." In Agricultural Ecology and Environment, edited by M. G. Paoletti, B. R. Stinner and G. G. Lorenzoni, 3-24. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1989.

Probert, M. E. A Search for Strategies for Sustainable Dryland Cropping in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 1992.

Repetto, Robert. "Accounting for Environmental Assets." Scientific American 266, no. 6 (June 1992): 94-100.

Sangakkara, U. R., and H. H. Ratnayake. "Ecological Benefits of Alley Cropping - A Case Study." In Agricultural Alternatives And Nutritional Self-Sufficiency, edited by A. Djigma, E. Nikiema, D. Lairon, and P. Ott, 211-222. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Proceedings of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, Seventh International Scientific Conference, January 2-5, 1989. Available for $24 from IFOAM [see "Organizations"].

Schaller, N. "Low Input Sustainable Agriculture." In Farm Management: How to Acheive Your Farm Business (Yearbook of Agriculture), 216-219. Washington: USDA, 1989.

Stinner, Benjamin R., and John M. Blair. "Ecological and Agronomic Characteristics of Innovative Cropping Systems." In Sustainable Agricultural Systems, edited by Clive A. Edwards, Rattan Lal, Patrick Madden, Robert H. Miller, and Gar House, 123-140. Ankeny, Iowa: Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1990. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; or e-mail SWCS@netins.net

Stout, B.A. Energy Use and Management in Agriculture. North Scituate, MA: Breton Publishers, 1984.

Thurston, H. David, et al. Tapado: Slash/Mulch: How Farmers Use It and What Researchers Know About It. Papers from workshop held in San Jose, Costa Rica Oct. 12-16, 1992. Ithaca: Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, 1994. *

Tweeten, Luther G. "The Economics of an Environmentally Sound Agriculture." Research in Domestic International Agribusiness Management 10 (1992): 39-83.

Wen, Dazhong, and David Pimentel. "Ecological Resource Management for a Productive, Sustainable Agriculture in Northeast China." In Agricultural Reform and Development in China, edited by T. C. Tso, 297-313. Beltsville, MD: IDEALS, 1990.

Winterbottom, Robert. "Integrated Resource Management Systems - Definition and Assessment." In Integrated Resource Management: Agroforestry for Development, edited by C. V. Kidd and D. Pimentel, 103-126. New York: Academic Press, 1992.

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Pollution Problems

Cornell University Center for Environment; Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development; and Cornell Plantations. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity: Conflicts and Complementaries. Proceedings from a symposium at Cornell, September 19-22, 1991. Ithaca: Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, 1992.

Durning, Alan B, and H. B. Brough. Taking Stock: Animal Farming and the Environment. Washington: Worldwatch Institute, 1991. Paper 103. $5.00. Available from Worldwatch Institute,1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/452-1999; fax 202/296-7365; e-mail: wwpub@worldwatch.org

Ketcheson, J. W., and J. J. Onderdonk. "Effect of Corn Stover on Phosphorus in Runoff From Notilled Soil." Agronomy Journal 65, no. 1 (January/February 1973): 69-71.

Meeks, Gordon. Agriculture, Economics, and Environmental Protection. Denver: National Conference of State Legislators, 1987.

Myers, N. "Loss of Biological Diversity and Its Potential Impact on Agriculture and Food Production." In Food and Natural Resources, edited by D. Pimentel and C. W. Hall, 50-69. San Diego: Academic Press, 1989.

Pimentel, David. "Environmental and Social Implications of Waste in U.S. Agriculture and Food Sectors." Journal of Agricultural Ethics 3 (1990): 5-20.

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Soil Erosion and Conservation

Arden-Clarke, C., and R. Evans. "Soil Erosion and Conservation in the United Kingdom." In World Soil Erosion and Conservation, edited by David Pimentel, 193-216. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Barrow, Christopher J. Land Degradation: Development and Breakdown of Terrestial Environments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Batie, Sandra S., and D. B. Taylor. "Cropland and Soil Sustainability." In Natural Resources for the 21st Century, edited by R. N. Sampson and D. Hair, 56-77. Washington: Island Press, 1990.

Borlaug, Norman, Rattan Lal, David Pimentel, Hugh Popenoe, and Noel D. Vietmeyer. Vetiver Grass: A Thin Line Against Erosion. Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1993. 188 pp., $12. Available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451. *

Byington, Evert K. Grazing Land Management and Water Quality. Harpers Ferry, WV: American Society of Agronomy & Crop Science Society of America, 1988. Available from American Society of Agronomy, 677 S. Segoe Rd., Madison, WI 53711; phone 608/273-8090; fax 608/273-2021; e-mail books@agronomy.org

Committee on Long-Range Soil and Water Conservation Policy, National Research Council. Soil and Water Quality: An Agenda for Agriculture. Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1993. 442 pages, $54.95. Available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, D.C. 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451.

de Graaff, Jan. Soil Conservation and Sustainable Land Use. Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute, 1993.

Doran, John Walsh, Marianne Sarrantonio, and M. A. Liebig. "Soil and Health and Sustainability." Advances in Agronomy 56 (1996): 1-54.

Dregne, H. E. "Erosion and Soil Productivity in Africa." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 45, no. 4 (July/August 1990): 431-436.

---. "Erosion and Soil Productivity in Asia." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 47, no. 1 (January/February 1992): 8-13.

Edwards, Clive A. "Biological Interactions in Soil." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 24, no. 1-3 (1988): special issue.

Faeth, Paul et al. Agricultural Policy and Sustainability: Case Studies from India, Chile, the Philippines and the United States. Washington: World Resources Institute, 1993. Available for $14.95 (order code FAAPP) from WRI Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211, phone 800/822-0504 or 410/516-6963, fax 410/516-6998, e-mail chrisd@wri.org

Favretto, M. R., M. G. Paoletti, F. Caporali, P. Nannipieri, A. Onnis, and P. E. Tomei. "Invertebrates and Nutrients in a Mediterranean Vineyard Mulched With Subterranean Clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)." Biology and Fertility of Soils 14, no. 3 (1992): 151-158.

House, Gar J., and G. Brust. "Ecology of Low-input, No-tillage Agroecosystems." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 27, no. 1/4 (November 1989): 331-345.

Johnson, Dennis V., and P. K. R. Nair. "Perennial Crop-based Agroforestry Systems in Northeast Brazil." Agroforestry Systems 2, no. 4 (1985): 281-292.

Lal, Rattan. "Soil Erosion and Conservation in West Africa." In World Soil Erosion and Conservation, edited by David Pimentel, 7-26. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

---. "Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: The Global Risks." In Soil Degradation, edited by R. Lal and B. A. Stewart, 129-172. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990.

Lal, Rattan, and F. J. Pierce. Soil Management for Sustainability. Ankeny, Iowa: Soil and Water Conservation Society in cooperation with the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation and Soil Science Society of America, 1991. 189 pp., $7.50. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; or e-mail SWCS@netins.net

Lal, Rattan, and B. A. Stewart. Soil Degradation. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. *

Langdale, George W., L. T. West, Robert Russell Bruce, W. P. Miller, and A. W. Thomas. "Restoration of Eroded Soil With Conservation Tillage." Soil Technology 5, no. 1 (March 1992): 81-90.

Lee, E., and R. C. Foster. "Soil Fauna and Soil Structure." Australian Journal of Soil Research 29, no. 6 (1991): 745-775.

McGregor, K. C., and C. K. Mutchler. "Soil Loss From Conservation Tillage for Sorghum." Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 35, no. 6 (November/December 1992): 1,841-1,845.

McGregor, K. C., C. K. Mutchler, and M. J. M. Romkens. "Effects of Tillage With Different Crop Residues on Runoff and Soil Loss." Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 33, no. 5 (September/October 1990): 1,551-1,556.

McGregor, K. C., C. K. Mutchler, and R. F. Cullum. "Soil Erosion Effects on Soybean Yields." Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 35, no. 5 (September/October 1992): 1,521-1,525.

McIsaac, Gregory, and William R. Edwards, eds. Sustainable Agriculture in the American Midwest: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. *

McIsaac, G. F., and J. K. Mitchell. "Temporal Variation in Runoff and Soil Loss From Simulated Rainfall on Corn and Soybeans." Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 35, no. 2 (March/April 1992): 465-472.

McIsaac, G. F., J. K. Mitchell, and M. C. Hirschi. "Contour Conservation Tillage For Corn and Soybeans in the Toma Silt Loan Soil: Hydraulics and Sediment Concentration." Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 33 (1990): 1541-1550.

Moldenhauer, W. C., and Norman W. Hudson. Conservation Farming on Steep Lands. Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1988. 296 pp., $25. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; e-mail SWCS@netins.net

Parish, Dennis H. Agricultural Productivity, Sustainability, and Fertilizer Use. Muscle Shoals, AL: International Fertilizer Development Center, 1993.

Pimentel, David, ed. World Soil Erosion and Conservation. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. *

Pimentel, David, C> Harvey, P. Resosudarmo, K. Sincliar, D. Kurz, M. McNair, S. Christ, L. Shpritz, L. Fitton, F. Saffouri, and R. Blair. "Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation Benefits." Science 267, no. 5,201 (February 24, 1995): 1117-1123.

Pimentel, David, Elinor C. Terhune, Rada Dyson-Hudson, Stephen Rochereau, Robert Samis, Eric A. Smith, Daniel Denman, David Reifschneider, and Michael Shepard. "Land Degradation: Effects on Food and Energy Resources." Science 194, no. 4261 (October 8, 1976): 149-155.

Pimentel, D., J. Allen, A. Beers, L. Guinand, A. Hawkins, R. Linder, P. McLaughlin, B. Meer, D. Musonda, D. Perdue, S. Poisson, R. Salazar, S. Sieber, and K. Stoner. "Soil Erosion and Agricultural Productivity." In World Soil Erosion and Conservation, edited by David Pimentel. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Thomas, Donald B. "Conservation of Cropland on Steep Slopes in Eastern Africa." In Conservation Farming on Steep Lands, edited by W. C. Molden-hauer and N. W. Hudson, 140-149. Ankeny, Iowa: Soil and Water Conservation Society, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, 1988. Available from SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764; phone 800/THE-SOIL or 515/289-2331; fax 515/289-1227; or e-mail SWCS@netins.net

Troeh, Frederick R., J. Arthur Hobbs, and Roy L. Donahue. Soil and Water Conservation. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.

Troeh, Frederick R., and Louis M. Thompson. Soils and Soil Fertility. 5th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. 480 pp.; 220 illus. $49.95. *

Umali, Dina L. Irrigation-Induced Salinity: A Growing Problem for Development and the Environment. World Bank Technical Paper 215. Washington: The World Bank, 1993. 94 pp.; $7.95. Available from the World Bank, Box 7247-8619, Philadelphia, PA 19170-8619; phone 202/473-1155; fax 202/522-2627; e-mail books@worldbank.org.

U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Second RCA Appraisal. Soil, Water, and Related Resources on Nonfederal Land in the United States. Analysis of Conditions and Trends. Washington: USDA, 1989.

---. Summary Report 1992 National Resources Inventory. Washington: Soil Conservation Service, USDA, 1994.

Wen, Dazhong. "Soil Erosion and Conservation in China." In World Soil Erosion and Conservation, edited by David Pimentel, 63-86. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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Water Resources

Falkenmark, Malin. "Landscape as Life Support Provider: Water-Related Limitations." In Population, The Complex Reality: A Report of the Population Summit of the World's Scientific Academies, edited by Sir Francis Graham-Smith, 103-116. London: The Royal Society, 1994.

Farming and Clean Water: A Community Action Guide. St. Paul: The Minnesota Project and the Midwest Consortium on Groundwater and Farm Chemicals, 1993.

Gleick, Peter H., ed. Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Freshwater Resources. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. *

Lal, Rattan. "Water Management in Various Crop Production Systems Related to Soil Tillage." Soil & Tillage Researc30 (1994): 169-185.

McLaren, Digby J., and Brian J. Skinner, eds. Resources and World Development. Chichester, England: Wiley, 1987. *

Pimentel, D. J. Houser, E. Preiss, O. White, H. Fang, L. Mesnick, T. Barsky, S. Tariche, J. Schreck, and S. Alpert. "Water Resources" Agriculture, the Environment, and Society." BioScience 47, no. 2 (1997): 97-106.

Postel, Sandra. Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity. New York: W. W. Norton, 1992. $9.95. Available from Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/452-1999; fax 202/296-7365; e-mail wwpub@worldwatch.org *

Serageldin, Ismail. Toward Sustainable Management of Water Resources. Washington: The World Bank, 1995. 40 pages, $6.95. Available from The World Bank, Box 7247-8619, Philadelphia, PA 19170-8619; phone 202/473-1155; fax 202/522-2627; e-mail books@worldbank.org

Veltrop, Jan A. "There is No Substitute for Water." Water International 16 (1991): 57.

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Fertilizers, Manures, and Nutrients

Abul-Baki, A. A., and J. R. Teasdale. "A No-Tillage Tomato Production System Using Hairy Vetch and Subterranean Clover Mulches." HortScience 28, no. 2 (February 1993): 106-108.

Agboola, A. A. "Organic Matter and Soil Fertility Management in the Humid Tropics of Africa." In Organic Matter Management and Tillage in Humid and Subhumid Africa: Proceedings of the Third Regional Workshop of the AFRICALAND Programme, held at Antananarivo, Madagascar, 9-15 January 1990, edited by E. Pushparajah, M. Latham and C. R. Elliot, 231-243. Bangkok, Thailand: International Board for Soil Research and Management, 1990.

Allen, Patricia, and Debra van Dusen, eds. Global Perspectives on Agroecology and Sustainable Agricultural Systems. IFOAM [see "Organizations"] International Scientific Conference. Santa Cruz: University of California Agroecology Program, 1988. *

Baird, J. V., J. P. Zublena, and S. C. Hodges. "Nitrogen Management and Water Quality." In SoilFacts, 439-442. Raleigh: North Carolina Agricultural Exte nsio n Service, March 1994.

Christianson, C. Bruce, M. F. Carter, and L. S. Holt. "Mineralization and Nitrification of Ureaform Fertilizers." Fertilizer Research 17, no. 1 (1988): 85-95.

Correll, David L. "N and P in Soils and Runoff of Three Coastal Plain Land Users." In Nutrient Cycling in Agricultural Ecosystems (special publication no. 23), edited by R. R. Lowrance, R. L. Todd, L. E. Asmussen, and R. A. Leonard, 207-244. Athens, GA: University of Georgia, College of Agricultural Experiment Stations, December 1983.

Couillard, D., and J. F. Li. "Assessment of Manure-Application Effects Upon the Runoff Water Quality by Algal Assays and Chemical Analyses." Environmental Pollution 80 (1993): 273-279.

Denno, Robert F. "The Role of Host Plant Condition and Nutrition in the Migration of Phytophagous Insects." In The Movement and Dispersal of Agriculturally Important Biotic Agents, edited by D. R. MacKenzie, C. S. Barfield, G. C. Kennedy, R. D. Berger, and D. J. Taranto, 151-172. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1985.

Hartung, J., and V. R. Phillips. "Control of Gaseous Emissions from Livestock Buildings and Manure Stores." Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 57, no. 3 (March 1994): 173-189.

Huang, Wen Yuan, and Noel D. Uri. "The Effect of Farming Practices on Reducing Excess Nitrogen Fertilizer Use." Water, Air and Soil Pollution 77, no. 1/2 (September 1994): 79-95.

Jokela, W. E. "Nitrogen Fertilizer and Dairy Manure Effects on Corn Yield and Soil Nitrate." Soil Science Society of America Journal 56, no. 1 (January/February 1992): 148-154.

Midwest Plan Service Livestock Wastes Subcommittee, Iowa State University. Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook. 3rd ed. (MWPS-18). Ames, Iowa: Midwest Plan Service, 1993.

Power, J. F. "Nitrogen in the Cultivated Ecosystem." Ecology Bulletin (Stockholm) 33 (1981): 529-546.

---. "Understanding the Nutrient Cycling Process." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 49, no. 2 (March/April 1994): 16-23 Supplement.

Sweeten, John M., and Aubra C. Matters. "Improving Soils with Livestock Manure." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 40, no. 2 (March/April 1985): 206-210.

Taylor, Donald C. Livestock Manure Production and Disposition: South Dakota Feedlots-Farms-Ranches. Economics Research Report 94-4, November 1994. Brookings, SD: Economics Department, South Dakota State University, 1994.

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Pesticides and Pest Management

Andow, David A. "Effect of Agricultural Diversity on Insect Populations." In Environmentally Sound Agriculture: Selected Papers from the Fourth International Conference of IFOAM [see "Organizations"]; Cambridge, Mass., 18-20 August 1982, edited by W. Lockeretz, 91-115. New York: Praeger, 1983.

Andow, D. A., and D. P. Davis. "Agricultural Chemicals: Food and Environment." In Food and Natural Resources, edited by D. Pimentel and C. W. Hall, 191-234. New York: Academic Press, 1989.

Clements, D. R., S. F. Weise, R. Brown, D. P. Stonehouse, D. J. Hume, and C. J. Swanton. "Energy Analysis of Tillage and Herbicide Inputs in Alternative Weed Management Systems." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 52, no. 2/3 (February 1995): 119-128.

Cook, R. James. "Biological Control and Holistic Plant-Health Care." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 3, no. 2/3 (Spring/Summer 1988): 51-62.

Cromartie, W. J. "The Environmental Control of Insects Using Crop Diversity." In CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture, edited by David Pimentel, 183-216. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1991.

Georghiou, George P. "Overview of Insecticide Resistance." In Managing Resistance to Agrochemicals: From Fundamental Research to Practical Strategies, edited by M. B. Green, H. M. LeBaron and W. K. Moberg, 18-41. Washington: American Chemical Society, 1990.

Hokkanen, H. M. T., and D. Pimentel. "New Approach for Selecting Biological Control Agents." Canadian Entomologist 116, no. 8 (October 1984): 1,109-1,121.

---. "New Associations in Biological Control: Theory and Practice." Canadian Entomologist 121, no. 10 (October 1989): 828-840.

Ilnicki, Richard D., and Adrian J. Enache. "Subterranean Clover Living Mulch: An Alternative Method of Weed Control." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 40, no. 1/4 (May 1992): 249-264.

ICAITI. An Environmental and Economic Study of the Consequences of Pesticide Use in Central American Cotton Production - Final Report. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Central American Research Institute for Industry, United Nations Environment Programme, 1977.

Mattson, William J. "Herbivory in Relation to Plant Nitrogen Content." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 11 (1980): 119-161.

Mazariegos, F. "The Use of Pesticides in the Cultivation of Cotton in Central America." UNEP Industry and Environment (July/August/September 1985): 5-8. Guatemala: United Nations Environment Programme, Industry and Environment.

Metcalf, Robert Lee, and Robert A. Metcalf. Destructive and Useful Insects: Their Habits and Control. 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. *

National Academy of Sciences. Regulating Pesticides: A Report. Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1980. 288 pp., POD408; $48.75. Available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451.

National Research Council Committee on Pesticides in the Diet of Infants and Children. Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children. Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1993. 408 pp., $47.95. Available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451.

Oerke, E. C., H. W. Dehne, F. Schonbeck, and A. Weber. Crop Production and Crop Protection: Estimated Losses in Major Food and Cash Crops. New York: Elsevier, 1994.

Oka, I. N. "Success and Challenges of the Indonesian National Integrated Pest Management Program in the Rice-Based Cropping System." Crop Protection 10, no. 3 (June 1991): 163-165.

Paoletti, M. G., U. Schweigl, and M. R. Favretto. "Soil Macroinvertebrates, Heavy Metals and Organochlorines in Low and High Input Apple Orchards and a Coppiced Woodland." Pedobiologia 39, no. 1 (January 1995): 20-33.

Pimentel, David. "Biopesticides and the Environment." In Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture: Policy Alternative, edited by J. F. MacDonald, 69-74. Ithaca, NY: National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Boyce Thompson Institute, 1989.

---. "Diversification of Biological Control Strategies in Agriculture." Crop Protection 10 (1991): 243-253.

Pimentel, D., and M. H. Hunter. "Status of Biological Control of Pests." Evolutionary Trends in Plants 6 (1992): 11-15.

Pimentel, David, and Hugh Lehman. The Pesticide Question: Environment, Economics and Ethics. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1993.

Pimentel, D., L. McLaughlin, A. Zepp, B. Lakitan, T. Kraus, P. Kleinman, F. Vancini, W. J. Roach, E. Graap, W. Keeton, and G. Selig. "Environmental and Economic Impacts of Reducing U.S. Agricultural Pesticide Use." In CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture, edited by David Pimentel, 679-718. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1991.

Power, A. G., and Peter M. Kareiva. "Herbivorous Insects in Agroecosystems." In Agroecology, edited by C. R. Carroll, J. Vandermeer, and P. M. Rosset, 301-327. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.

Roush, Richard T., and Bruce E. Tabashnik. Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1990.

Stachow, U., G. Cerretelli, and David Pimentel. "Agricultural Practices, Plant Stress, and Crop Susceptibility to Insect Attack." Advances in Ecology 1 (1991): 225-238.

Surgeoner, Gordon Allen. Ontario Farmers Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Use. Guelph, Ontario: University of Guelph, 1994.

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. Pesticide Residues in Food: Technologies for Detection. OTA-F-398. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, October 1988. Available as #PB89-136444 from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield VA 22161; phone 703/487-4650; fax 703/321-8547; e-mail orders@ntis.fedworld.gov

Wolfe, M. S. "The Current Status and Prospects of Muliline Cultivars and Variety Mixtures for Disease Resistance." Annual Review of Phytopathology 23 (1985): 251-273.

Zalom, Frank G., and J. G. Morse. Integrated Pest Management for Rice 2nd ed. Davis, CA: University of California, 1993. 108 pp.; $22. Available from ANR Publications, University of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239; phone 800/994-8849 or 510/642-2431.

Zalom, F. G., and William E. Fry. Food, Crop Pests, and the Environment. St. Paul: APS Press, 1992. 179 pp., $34 softcover. Available from APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097; phone 800/328-7560; fax 612/454-0766; e-mail aps@scisoc.org

Zalom, F. G., and M. L. Flint. "Integrated Pest Management in California." California Agriculture 44, no. 5 (September/October 1990): 4-6.

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Biotechnology

Buttel, Frederick H. Social Impacts of Biotechnology on Agriculture and Rural America: Neglected Issues and Implications for Agricultural Research and Extension Policy. Ithaca: Cornell Rural Sociology Bulletin Series No. 150, May 1988.

Buttel, F, M. Kennet, and J. Kloppenberg. From Green Revolution to Biorevolution: Some Observations on the Changing Technological Bases of Economic Transformation in Third World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.

DuPuis, E. Melanie, and Charles C. Geisler. "Biotechnology and the Small Farm." BioScience 38, no. 6 (June 1988): 406-411.

Mellon, Margaret, and Jane Rissler. "USDA Data on Small-Scale Tests Contribute Little to Commercial Risk Assessment." Bio/Technology 13, no. 1 (1995): 96.

Mepham, T. B., G. A. Tucker, and J. Wiseman. Issues in Agricultural Bioethics. Nottingham, England: Nottingham University Press, 1995. *

Paoletti, M. G., and David Pimentel. "The Environmental and Economic Costs of Herbicide Resistance and Host-Plant Resistance to Plant Pathogens and Insects." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 50 (1995): 9-23.

Pimentel, David, M. S. Hunter, J. A. LaGro, R. A. Efroymson, J. C. Landers, F. T. Mervis, C. A. McCarthy, and A. E. Boyd. "Benefits and Risks of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture." BioScience 39, no. 9 (October 1989): 606-614.

Rissler, Jane, and Margaret G. Mellon. Perils Amidst the Promise: Ecological Risks of Transgenic Crops in a Global Market. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists, 1993.

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Agriculture and Landscape Ecology

Carroll, C. Ronald "The Interface between Natural Areas and Agroecosystems." In Agroecology, edited by C. R. Carroll, J. H. Vandermeer, and P. Rosset, 365-383. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.

Dwyer, J. F., Frederick J. Deneke, Gene W. Grey, and George H. Moeller. "Urban Forest, Where Trees and People Go Together." In Using our Natural Resources (Yearbook of Agriculture), 498-507. Washington: Yearbook of Agriculture, USDA, 1983.

Furuseth, Owen J. and R. E. Altman. "Who's on the Greenway: Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Locational Characteristics of Greenway Users." Environmental Management 15, no. 3 (May/June 1991): 329-336.

Odum, Eugene P. and Monica G. Turner. "The Georgia Landscape: A Changing Resource." In Changing Landscapes: An Ecological Perspective, edited by Isaak S. Zonneveld and Richard T. Forman, 45-67. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989.

Smith, B. E., P. L. Marks, and S. Gardescu. "Two Hundred Years of Forest Cover Changes in Tompkins County, New York." Bulletin of the Torey Botanical Club 120, no. 3 (July/September 1993): 229-247.

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Others

Agrios, G. N. Plant Pathology. San Diego: Academic Press, 1988. *

Altieri, Miguel A. Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems. Binghamton, NY: Food Products Press, 1994. Available from the publisher, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580.

Dahlberg, Kenneth A. New Directions for Agriculture and Agricultural Research. Totowa, NJ: Rowan and Allanheld, 1986.

Busch, Lawrence, William B. Lacy, Jeffrey Burkhardt, Douglas Hemken, Jubel Moraga-Rojel, Timothy Koponen, and Jos de Souza Silva. Making Nature, Shaping Culture: Plant Biodiversity in Global Context. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1995. 304 pp., $42.50. Available from the publisher, 312 N. 14th, P.O. Box 880484, Lincoln, NE 68588-0484; phone 800/755-1105; fax 800/526-2617.

Farm * A *Syst. Preventing Rural Water Pollution. Madison: Farm * A * Syst, 1995. $1. Available from Farm * A * Syst, B 142 Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Dr., Madison, WI 53706; phone 608/262-0024; fax 608/265-2775; e-mail farmasyst@macc.wisc.edu

Fitchen, Janet M. "Spatial Redistribution of Poverty Through Migration of Poor People to Depressed Rural Communities." Rural Sociology 60, no. 2 (Summer 1995): 181-201.

Fluck, Richard C., ed. Energy in Farm Production. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1992.

Fluck, R. C., and C. D. Baird. Agricultural Energetics. Westport, CT: AVI Publications, 1980.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. World Food Supplies and Prevalence of Chronic Undernutrition in Developing Regions as Assessed in 1992. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Statistics Division), 1992.

Gever, J., R. Kaufmann, D. Skole, and C. Vorosmarty. Beyond Oil: The Threat to Food and Fuel in the Coming Decades. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986.

Giampietro, Mario, and David Pimentel. The Tightening Conflict: Population, Energy Use, and the Ecology of Agriculture, edited by L. Grant. Teaneck, NJ: Negative Population Growth Inc., 1993.

---. Food, Land, Population and the U.S. Economy. Washington: Carrying Capacity Network, 1994.

---. "Alcohol and Biogas Production From Biomass." Critical Review of Plant Sciences 9, no. 3 (1990): 213-233.

Giampietro, Mario, and Sandra G. F. Bukkens. "Sustainable Development: Scientific and Ethical Assessments." Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics 5 (1992): 27-57.

Giampietro, Mario, Sandra G. F. Bukkens, and David Pimentel. "Limits to Population Size: Three Scenarios of Energy Interaction Between Human Society and Ecosystem." Population and Environment 14 (1992b): 109-131.

Goodland, Robert. "The Case That the World Has Reached Limits." In Population, Technology, and Lifestyle: The Transition to Sustainability, edited by Robert Goodland, Herman Daly, and Salah El Sarafey, 3-22. Washington: Island Press, 1992.

Goodland, Robert, Herman Daly, and Salah El Serafy. Population, Technology, and Lifestyle: The Transition to Sustainability. Washington: Island Press, 1992.

Gore, Albert. Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992.

Kates, Robert W., et al. The Hunger Report: Update 1989. Providence, R.I.: Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Program, Brown University, 1989.

Kendall, H. W., and David Pimentel. "Constraints on the Expansion of the Global Food Supply." Ambio 23 (1994): 198-205.

Keyfitz, Nathan. "Impact of Trends in Resources, Environment and Development on Demographic Prospects." In Population, Resources, Environment and Development: Proceedings of the Expert Group on Population Resources, Environment, and Development, Geneva, 25-29 April 1983, 97-124. New York: United Nations, 1984.

Kunofsky, Judith, and M. T. Jacobson. Tools for the Greenbelt: A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Open Space. San Francisco: People for Open Space, 1985.

Meadows, Donella H., Dennis L. Meadows, and Jorgen Randers. Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse Envisioning a Sustainable Future. Post Mills, VT: Chelsea Green, 1992.

Moll, Gary A. "Urban Area Greenbelts and Parks." In Using Our Natural Resources (Yearbook of Agriculture), 484-487. Washington: USDA, 1983.

Myers, Norman. Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1993. *

National Academy of Sciences. Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies (A Report of a Panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development). Washington: NAS, 1992. 140 pp., $19. Available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington DC 20055; phone 800/624-6242 or 202/334-3313; fax 202/334-2451.

National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, in cooperation with Rijkswaterstaat. National Environmental Outlook 2: 1990-2010. N. J. P. Hoogervorst, ed. Bilthoven, Netherlands: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene, 1992.

Paoletti, M. G. "Biodiversity, Traditional Landscapes and Agroecosystem Management." Landscape and Urban Planning 31 (1995): 117-128.

Paoletti, Mario, and David Pimentel. Biodiversity in Agroecosystems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1992.

Pimentel, David. "Ethanol Fuels: Energy Security, Economics, and the Environment." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 4 (1991): 1-13.

---. "Competition for Land: Development, Food, and Fuel." In Technologies for a Greenhouse-Constrained Society, edited by M. A. Kuliasha, A. Zucker and K. J. Ballew, 325-348. Boca Raton, Fla. : Lewis, 1992.

Pimentel, D, N. Brown, F. Vecchio, V. LaCapra, S. Hausman, O. Lee, A. Diaz, J. Williams, S. Cooper, and E. Newburger. "Ethical Issues Concerning the Potential Climate Change on Food Production." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 5 (1993): 113-146.

Pimentel, D., R. Harman, M. Pacenza, J. Pecarsky, and M. Pimentel. "Natural Resources and an Optimum Human Population." Population and Environment 15 (1994): 347-369.

Pimentel, D., M. Herdendorf, S. Eisenfeld, L. Olander, M. Carroquino, C. Corson, J. McDade, Y. Chung, W. Cannon, J. Roberts, L. Bluman, and J. Gregg. "Achieving a Secure Energy Future: Environmental and Economic Issues." Ecological Economics 9 (1994): 201-219.

Pimentel, David, and Marcia Pimentel. "Land, Energy and Water: The Constraints Governing Optimum U.S. Population Size." Focus, Carrying Capacity Selections 1 (1991): 9-14.

---. Food, Energy and Society. Nwiot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1996.

Steiner, Frederick. The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.

"The Royal Society and the National Academy of Sciences on Population Growth and Sustainability." Population and Development Review 18, no. 2 (1992): 375-378.

Tolba, Mostafa K., and Osama A. El-Kholy, eds. The World Environment 1972-1992: Two Decades of Challenge. London: Chapman and Hall (on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme), 1992.

Worldwatch Institute. State of the World. Washington: Worldwatch Institute, 1997. $13.95. Available from the Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/452-1999; fax 202/296-7365; e-mail wwpub@worldwatch.org

---. Vital Signs. Washington: Worldwatch Institute, 1992. $10.95. Available from the Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/452-1999; fax 202/296-7365; e-mail wwpub@worldwatch.org

World Resources Institute. World Resources 1996-1997. 400 pp., $24.95. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Available from the publisher (order code WR96P), Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore MD 21211; phone 800/822-0504 or 410/516-6963; fax 410/516-6998; e-mail chrisd@wri.org

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Videos

Alternative Agriculture: Growing Concerns.1989.
19 min. $15. Stock # VT005.
The Service, ERS-NASS
341 Victory Drive
Herndon, VA 22070
phone: 800/999-6779 or 703/834-0125
fax: 703/834-0110

Diversifying Your Farm Operation. 1989. 16 min. $40.
Roger T. Williams
Health and Human Issues
University of Wisconsin/Extension
610 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53703
phone: 608/263-4432

Farmer to Farmer Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture, directed by Robert Rooy. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Institute, 1991. 6 videos; 180 min. Check with your library.

First Steps: Moving Toward Sustainability. 6 videos:

1990. Each tape is approximately 27 min. and costs $20 plus $5 shipping. Make checks payable to "ISU Extension Distribution."
ISU Extension Communications
116 Morrill Hall
Ames, IA 50011
phone: 515/294-4972; fax: 515/294-7767
e-mail: x1bohnin@exnet.iastate.edu

Griesinger Films Ecological Economics videos:

Griesinger Films
7300 Old Mill Rd.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
phone: 800/872-4456; fax: 216/423-1601
e-mail: prgfilms@ix.netcom.com

Steps Toward a Humane Sustainable Agriculture, by Michael W. Fox, Center for Respect of Life and Environment. Connecticut Video Productions: Old Saybrook, CT, 1989. 33 min.
Check with your library.

Sustainable Agriculture. 1991. 30 min. $95.
San Luis Video Publishing
P.O. Box 6715
Los Osos, CA 93412
phone: 805/528-8322; fax: 805/528-7227
e-mail: slvp@slvideopublishing.com

Voisin Controlled Grazing Management: A Better Way to Farm. 2 videos:

Bill Murphy
Plant and Soil Science Dept.
Hills Bldg., University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0004
phone: 802/656-2630; fax: 802/656-4656

Sustaining America's Agriculture: High-Tech & Horse Sense. (Narrated by Raymond Burr). USDA Soil Conservation Service and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1992. 29 min. $10.
National Association of Conservation Districts
Box 855
League City, TX 77574-0855
phone: 800/825-5547

We All Live Downstream. 1995. 30 min. $30. VTP 021
Publication Orders
Extension & Experiment Station Communications
Oregon State University
422 Administrative Services
Corvallis, OR 97331-2119
phone: 541/737-2513; fax: 541/737-0817
e-mail: puborder@ccmail.orst.edu

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Database Resources

Food Balance Sheets . Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published annually. Computer files covering statistics since 1970; includes installation software and user and domain manuals. Presents "a comprehensive picture" of quantities of a country's food supply exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, manufactured, or lost during storage and transportation. Requires IBM-PC or compatible with 512K; PC- or MS-DOS 2.0 or higher; hard & floppy disk drive; and Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA graphics card. Check with library for availability.


Related Web Sites

Mulch-Based Agriculture Group of Cornell's International Institute for Food, Agriculture & Development
University of California's Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
Extension & Experiment Station Communications,Oregon State University
Database of U.S. Department of Agriculture pollution prevention research projects

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Faculty

Miguel Altieri
University of California, Berkeley
201 Wellman - 3112
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112
phone: 510/642-9802; fax: 510/642-7191
e-mail: agroeco3@nature.berkeley.edu

David Andow
Department of Entomology
1980 Folwell Avenue, Hodson Hall
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
phone: 612/624-5323; fax: 612/625-5299
e-mail: dandow@maroon.tc.umn.edu

Frederick H. Buttel
Department of Rural Sociology
1450 Linden Drive, Room 316E
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 608/265-3490
e-mail: buttel@ssc.wisc.edu

C. Ronald Carroll
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
phone: 706/542-2968
e-mail: rcarroll@sparrow.ecology.uga.edu

Clive Edwards
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Botany and Zoology Building
1735 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1220
phone: 614/292-3786
e-mail: edwards.9@osu.edu

Richard C. Fluck, professor emeritus
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Dept.
P.O. Box 110570
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
phone: 352/392-7664; fax: 352/392-4092
e-mail: rcf@agen.ufl.edu

Charles A. Francis
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
University of Nebraska
225 Keim Hall
P.O. Box 830949
Lincoln, NE 68583-0949
phone: 402/472-1581
e-mail: csas002@unlvm.unl.edu

Stephen R. Gliessman
Environmental Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
phone: 408/459-4051
e-mail: gliess@zzyx.ucsc.edu

David J. Horn
Department of Entomology
Botany and Zoology Building
1735 Neil Ave.
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210-1220
phone: 614/292-5961
e-mail: horn.1@osu.edu

Rattan Lal
School of Natural Resources
Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
phone: 614/292-9069
e-mail: lal.1@osu.edu

Gregory F. McIsaac
Deptartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
W-503 Turner Hall
1102 S. Goodwin
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801
phone: 217/333-9411
e-mail: gmcisaac@uiuc.edu

Robert Metcalf
Department of Entomology
320 Morrill Hall
505 S. Goodwin
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801
phone: 217/333-3649
e-mail: robert_metcalf@qms1.life.uiuc.edu

David Pimentel
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
5126 Comstock Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
phone: 607/255-2212; fax: 607/255-0939
e-mail: dp18@cornell.edu

Alison G. Power
Ecology and Systematics
Corson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
phone: 607/254-4233; fax: 607/255-8088
e-mail: agp4@cornell.edu

H. David Thurston, retired professor
Department of Plant Pathology
334 Plant Sciences Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
phone: 607/255-7835; fax: 607/255-4471
e-mail: hdt1@cornell.edu

Fred Troeh, retired professor
Department of Agronomy
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011

John H. Vandermeer
Department of Biology
Natural Sciences Building
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
phone: 313/764-1446
e-mail: jvander@umich.edu

Frank G. Zalom
Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-8621
phone: 916/752-8350
e-mail: fgzalom@ucdavis.edu

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Organizations

Global Water Policy Project
107 Larkspur Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
phone: 413/256-4808; fax: 413/256-0309
e-mail: spostel@mhc.mtholyoke.edu Promotes the protection and sustainable use of water through research, education, and outreach. Seeks to broaden awareness of global water problems and focus attention on technology, policy, and management strategies that can help society adapt to the emerging era of water constraints. Principal activities include the publication of research articles, public outreach through speaking and media interviews, and direct policy work with private and public agencies.

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
c/o Ökozentrum Imsbach
D-66636 Tholey-Theley, GERMANY
phone: (+49) 6853-5190, fax: (+49) 6853-30110
e-mail: ifoam-secretary@oln.comlink.apc.org
Representing the worldwide movement of organic agriculture, IFOAM is "committed to a holistic approach in the development of organic farming systems. . . . [Our] main function is coordinating the organic movement around the world. IFOAM is democratic and grassroot-oriented. Major activities are carried out by our World Board of Directors, various committees and task forces." Organizes regional and international conferences; publishes Ecology and Farming, proceedings, and the Organic Agriculture Worldwide directory).

International Society for Ecological Economics
Robert Costanza, President
University of Maryland, Box 38
Solomons, MD 20688-0038
phone: 410/326-7213; fax: 410/326-7354
e-mail: costza@cbl.cees.edu
ISEE "addresses the relationship between economic and ecological systems in the broadest possible sense. . . . Primary topics include sustainability, natural resource valuation, system accounting, ecological/economic modeling, and institutions for sustainable governance." ISEE's 2,000 members in 60 countries study "the integration of nature's household and humankind's household." A non-profit established in 1988, ISEE offers publications (e.g., Ecological Economics) and meetings (regional/ international courses and conferences).

The Land Institute
2440 E. Water Well Rd.
Salina, KS 67401
Phone 913/823-5376 A private, non-profit organization "devoted to sustainable agriculture and good stewardship of the earth. The goal of study and research is to help transform agriculture in order to protect the long term ability of the earth to support a variety of life and culture."

The Rodale Institute
R.D. 1, Box 323
Kutztown, PA 19530
Experimental farm: 610/683-1400
Bookstore: 610/683-6009; fax: 610/683-8548
Nonprofit organization founded in 1947 as the Soil and Health Foundation. Seeks to "define the link between farming practices, soil health, and human health," educating scientists, farmers, consumers, and policy makers." Conducts applied research in regenerative, non-synthetic agriculture systems, emphasizing "practical technology to build rather than deplete local production resources as they are used."

World Resources Institute
1709 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
phone: 202/638-6300; fax: 202/638-0036
e-mail: philip@wri.org An independent center for policy research and technical assistance on environmental and development issues. "WRI focuses on the global commons, where the cumulative weight of human activities is undermining the integrity of environmental systems; U.S. policies, since the U.S. is the world's largest producer, consumer, and polluter, as well as a trend-setter for many nations; and developing countries, where natural resource deterioration is dimming development prospects and swelling the ranks of the poor and hungry."

Worldwatch Institute
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1904
phone: 202/452-1999; fax: 202/296-7365
e-mail: worldwatch@worldwatch.org
"Dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society, one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations."

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