The future of agriculture and society in Iowa: Four scenarios

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-92

  Jarchow, Meghann E ^a   Kubiszewski, Ida ^b   Larsen, G L Drake ^a   Zdorkowski, Gretchen ^a   Costanza, Robert ^b   Gailans, Stefan R ^a   Ohde, Nicholaus ^a   Dietzel, Ranae ^a   Kaplan, Sara ^a   Neal, Jeri ^a   Petrehn, Mae Rose ^a   Gunther, Theodore ^a   D'Adamo, Stephanie N ^a   McCann, Nicholas ^c   Larson, Andrew ^a   Damery, Phillip ^a   Gross, Lee ^d   Merriman, Marc ^d   Post, Julian ^d   Sheradin, Meghan ^e   Liebman, Matt ^a   more..

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e Vermont Fresh Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Ecosystem services; Energy availability; Genuine progress indicator; Scenario planning; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOSSIL FUEL; FUTURE PROSPECT; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868235661     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2012.646730     Document Type: Article

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