Thomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews

From the Foreword “This welcome volume on agricultural sustainability … is authored by innovative scientists well-known in their fields … It is clearly written and provides a great deal of practical information as well as addresses theoretical and systems issues in depth.” —Clive A. Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

• General Introduction. Design and Implementation of an Adaptive, Integrated Approach to Health and Sustainability in a Smallholder-Dominated Agroecosystem. Community Participation and the Integration of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns into Practical Decision Making. Use of Systems Theory, Directed Graphs, and Pulse Process Models in an Adaptive Approach to Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability. Soft System Methodology in the Management of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns of a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. Development of Health and Sustainability Indicators for a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. An Assessment of Health and Sustainability of a Smallholder-Dominated Tropical Highlands Ecosystem. General Discussion. General Conclusions. Appendices. Index.

Thomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews

From the Foreword “This welcome volume on agricultural sustainability … is authored by innovative scientists well-known in their fields … It is clearly written and provides a great deal of practical information as well as addresses theoretical and systems issues in depth.” —Clive A. Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

• General Introduction. Design and Implementation of an Adaptive, Integrated Approach to Health and Sustainability in a Smallholder-Dominated Agroecosystem. Community Participation and the Integration of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns into Practical Decision Making. Use of Systems Theory, Directed Graphs, and Pulse Process Models in an Adaptive Approach to Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability. Soft System Methodology in the Management of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns of a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. Development of Health and Sustainability Indicators for a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. An Assessment of Health and Sustainability of a Smallholder-Dominated Tropical Highlands Ecosystem. General Discussion. General Conclusions. Appendices. Index.

Thomas Gitau, Margaret W. Gitau, David Waltner-Toews

From the Foreword “This welcome volume on agricultural sustainability … is authored by innovative scientists well-known in their fields … It is clearly written and provides a great deal of practical information as well as addresses theoretical and systems issues in depth.” —Clive A. Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

• General Introduction. Design and Implementation of an Adaptive, Integrated Approach to Health and Sustainability in a Smallholder-Dominated Agroecosystem. Community Participation and the Integration of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns into Practical Decision Making. Use of Systems Theory, Directed Graphs, and Pulse Process Models in an Adaptive Approach to Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability. Soft System Methodology in the Management of Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability Concerns of a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. Development of Health and Sustainability Indicators for a Tropical Highlands Agroecosystem. An Assessment of Health and Sustainability of a Smallholder-Dominated Tropical Highlands Ecosystem. General Discussion. General Conclusions. Appendices. Index.