Current Prospects of Social-Ecologically More Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 244
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural production; agroecological intensification; biodiversity; bioeconomy; bioenergy; combustion; cropping systems; diversification; ecosystem services; perennial crops
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainable development; sustainability assessment; developing countries; bioenergy; bioeconomy; SLCA; landscape; gender; community
Interests: bioeconomy; integrated production systems; agroforestry; smallholder; renewable energy; urban agriculture; soilless cultivation; ecosystem services; true-cost accounting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on new scientific achievements or opinions in the field of social-ecologically more sustainable agriculture and urban agriculture. Studies submitted to this Special Issue should contribute to the long-term addressal of both economic and social-ecological challenges in agriculture and urban agriculture.
The need for win–win solutions to mitigate the trade-offs between economically rewarding and social-ecologically more beneficial approaches in agriculture has emerged. First and foremost, the globally increasing demand for food must be ensured, especially in regions affected by hunger and poverty. At the same time, environmental degradation should be reduced, and many other ecosystem services should be improved, such as by providing (semi-) natural habitats for wildlife and insects; regulating climate, air quality, and disturbances; and offering cultural services such as recreational value and aesthetic information. New forms of landscape governance have also evolved, showing different approaches to agriculture and natural resource management.
Therefore, this Special Issue primarily considers studies that explore synergies between social-ecologically oriented approaches to agroecological agriculture and the primarily economically oriented approaches to integrated conventional agriculture in both rural and urban environments. Overall, this Special Issue covers a wide range, from nature-based solutions to precision agriculture, spanning from the traditional understanding of social-ecologically more sustainable methods for the successful implementation of high-tech practices and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, this Special Issue addresses immanent social issues in agricultural production, such as gender equality and the right to decent work and fair pay, to help significantly improve the well-being of people in rural and urban communities in the future.
We are very much looking forward to your contributions.
Dr. Moritz Von Cossel
Dr. Rocío A. Díaz-Chavez
Dr. Bastian Winkler
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- agroecology
- bioeconomy
- biomass
- climate change
- cropping systems
- ecosystem services
- gender equality
- SLCA
- sustainable development goals
- sustainable intensification
