Promoting Ecosystem and Human Health under Climate Change:
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Wang, Ningjing
عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر
An Integrated Analysis of Sustainable Olive Cultivation in Cyprus
نام ساير پديدآوران
Vasiliou, Vasilis
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Yale University
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2020
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
80
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
M.P.H.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
Yale University
امتياز متن
2020
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Achieving agricultural sustainability has become a high priority to ensure society's current and future food needs without compromising ecosystem health, economic profitability, and human well-being. Organic agriculture has been proposed as an alternative to conventional farming for meeting sustainable goals. However, empirical evidence linking organic farming, human health, and sustainability in the context of climate change is scarce. In addition, previous studies comparing organic and conventional agriculture have not considered the variation in farming practices within the same management regime. In this study, a multi-criteria sustainability assessment framework with ten indicators has been developed and proposed for sustainable olive cultivation and applied to a case study in Cyprus to evaluate the economic, ecological, and human health implications of ten organic and conventional olive orchards using different management practices. Our results indicate advantages of organic olive cultivation for higher market price, soil biodiversity maintenance, less intensive pesticide application, and higher content of polyphenols in the olive oil. However, there is a large variation in sustainability performance within the same management system. In general, we suggest organic agriculture is more beneficial for ecosystem and human health compared to conventional farming, and recommend conservation practices such as no-till, intercropping, and cover cropping, as well as optimal irrigation decisions to achieve sustainable olive cultivation under semi-arid Mediterranean climate.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Agriculture
موضوع مستند نشده
Climate change
موضوع مستند نشده
Environmental health
موضوع مستند نشده
Public health
موضوع مستند نشده
Sustainability
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )