Edited by  H. E. Garrett, W. J. Rietveld and R.F. Fisher American Society of Agronomy, 2000, 402 p., ISBN 0891181423, Hardback

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Reviewed in The Temperate Agroforester, October 2000

    During the 1970s and 1980s, agroforestry was a concept that had very little support. Now agroforestry has suddenly been recognized as a highly specialized technology. Because of the environmental consequences of agricultural and forestry practices that focused o­n the economic “bottom line,” the American public is now demanding greater accountability and the application of more ecologically and socially friendly management approaches. The contents of this book introduce you to a new and exciting field of study—one that has broad application in the agricultural community. The first few chapters focus o­n the development, ecological foundations, and the status of agroforestry. Separate chapters cover technical aspects of the five major agroforestry practices, namely windbreaks, silvopastures, alley cropping, riparian forest buffers, and forest farming. Each is unique, and is interdisciplinary in purpose and operation. These systems are evaluated in later chapters that integrate the socioeconomic factors and project the future of agroforestry. 

Contents

• 1. Development of Agroforestry as an Integrated Land Use Management Strategy, James P. Lassoie and Louise E. Buck
• 2. An Ecological Foundation for Temperate Agroforestry, Richard K. Olson,, Michelle M. Schoeneberger, and Stefanie G. Aschmann
• 3. Agroforestry Nomenclature, Concepts, and Practices for the USA, M.A. Gold, W.J. Rietveld, H.E. Garrett, and R.F. Fisher
• 4. Windbreak Practices, James R. Brandle, Laurie Hodges, and Bruce Wight
• 5. Silvopastoral Practices, T.R. Clason and S.H. Sharrow
• 6. Alley Cropping Practices, H.E. Garrett and R.L. McGraw
• 7. Riparian Forest Buffer Practices, R.C. Schultz, J.P. Colletti, T.M. Isenhart, O.C. Marquez, and W.W. Simpkins
• 8. Forest Farming Practices, Deborah B. Hill and Louise E. Buck
• 9. Economics and Policy of Agroforestry, William B. Kurtz
• 10. Social Dimensions of Agroforestry, Lita C. Rule, Cornelia B. Flora, and Sandra S. Hodge
• 11. Future of Agroforestry in the USA, W.J. Rietveld and Charles A. Francis