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The Resource Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape, Terence J. Centner

Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape, Terence J. Centner

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Annotation "Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically, with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs). In this book Terence J. Centner investigates environmental, social, economic, and political considerations related to the rise of the so-called factory farm, exposing the ramifications of the contemporary trend toward industrial-scale food productions." "Just as Rachel Carson's landmark Silent Spring used the disappearance of songbirds as a jumping-off point for a work that raised public awareness of pesticides' devastating environmental impact, Empty Pastures sees the dwindling numbers of livestock in the American countryside as a symptom of a broader transformation, one with serious consequences for the rural landscape and its inhabitants - animal as well as human." "After outlining the rise of the AFO, Centner examines the troubling consequences of consolidation in animal farming and suggests a number of rememdies. The issues he tackles include groundwater contamination, the loss of biodiversity, animal welfare, concentrated odors and other nuisances, soil erosion, and the economic effects of the disappearance of the small family farm."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource
Contents
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Serenity in the Countryside -- 2. Changes in Agricultural Production -- 3. The Production of Animals -- 4. Concentrations of Animals and Water Pollution -- 5. State AFO Regulations -- 6. The Environment of Rural America -- 7. Agricultural Conservation Efforts -- Illustrations follow page 102 -- 8. Odors and Nuisance Law -- 9. Pesticide Contamination Precedents: Liability and Management -- 10. Accountability and Enforcement -- 11. Transformations in Food Production
  • 12. Plowing Forward to a Cleaner EnvironmentAppendix 1: Regulatory Agencies for Animal Feeding Operations -- Appendix 2: State CAFO Regulations -- Index
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9780252090806
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Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape
Title
Empty pastures
Title remainder
confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape
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Terence J. Centner
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Language
eng
Summary
Annotation "Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically, with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs). In this book Terence J. Centner investigates environmental, social, economic, and political considerations related to the rise of the so-called factory farm, exposing the ramifications of the contemporary trend toward industrial-scale food productions." "Just as Rachel Carson's landmark Silent Spring used the disappearance of songbirds as a jumping-off point for a work that raised public awareness of pesticides' devastating environmental impact, Empty Pastures sees the dwindling numbers of livestock in the American countryside as a symptom of a broader transformation, one with serious consequences for the rural landscape and its inhabitants - animal as well as human." "After outlining the rise of the AFO, Centner examines the troubling consequences of consolidation in animal farming and suggests a number of rememdies. The issues he tackles include groundwater contamination, the loss of biodiversity, animal welfare, concentrated odors and other nuisances, soil erosion, and the economic effects of the disappearance of the small family farm."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Centner, Terence J
Dewey number
636/.00973
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
  • illustrations
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Index
index present
LC call number
S441
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
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  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Landscape changes
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
  • NATURE
  • Agricultural ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Landscape changes
  • United States
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Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape, Terence J. Centner
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Publication
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Serenity in the Countryside -- 2. Changes in Agricultural Production -- 3. The Production of Animals -- 4. Concentrations of Animals and Water Pollution -- 5. State AFO Regulations -- 6. The Environment of Rural America -- 7. Agricultural Conservation Efforts -- Illustrations follow page 102 -- 8. Odors and Nuisance Law -- 9. Pesticide Contamination Precedents: Liability and Management -- 10. Accountability and Enforcement -- 11. Transformations in Food Production
  • 12. Plowing Forward to a Cleaner EnvironmentAppendix 1: Regulatory Agencies for Animal Feeding Operations -- Appendix 2: State CAFO Regulations -- Index
Control code
743203948
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780252090806
Lccn
2019718391
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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9780252028953
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22573/ctt1c9dhs
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)743203948
Label
Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape, Terence J. Centner
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Serenity in the Countryside -- 2. Changes in Agricultural Production -- 3. The Production of Animals -- 4. Concentrations of Animals and Water Pollution -- 5. State AFO Regulations -- 6. The Environment of Rural America -- 7. Agricultural Conservation Efforts -- Illustrations follow page 102 -- 8. Odors and Nuisance Law -- 9. Pesticide Contamination Precedents: Liability and Management -- 10. Accountability and Enforcement -- 11. Transformations in Food Production
  • 12. Plowing Forward to a Cleaner EnvironmentAppendix 1: Regulatory Agencies for Animal Feeding Operations -- Appendix 2: State CAFO Regulations -- Index
Control code
743203948
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780252090806
Lccn
2019718391
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
9780252028953
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctt1c9dhs
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)743203948

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