Edited by Andrew M. Gordon (University of Guelph) and Steven M. Newman (Biodiversity International)
CAB International, 1997, 288 p., ISBN 0851991475, Paperback

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Reviewed in The Temperate Agroforester, January 1998

    In temperate zones, the awareness of some of the faults inherent within traditional agricultural systems has led to much increased research and practical activity in the development of sustainable farming systems. Agroforestry can play a leading role in this area, particularly in silvopastoral as well as cropping systems, and in promoting soil conservation. This book explores the development of temperate agroforestry and agroforestry systems, concentrating o­n those areas within the temperate zones where the greatest advances, adoptions and modifications have taken place: North and South America, China, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

    The book is the first text to bring together so many examples of temperate agroforestry and is valuable reading for all those working in this area as researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The book is also of importance to students and teachers of agriculture, ecology, environmental studies and forestry in temperate regions.

Contents

• Temperate Agroforestry: an overview A M Gordon and S M Newman
• Agroforestry in North America and its Role in Farming Systems P A Williams, A M Gordon, H E Garrett, and L Buck
• Temperate Agroforestry Systems in New Zealand M F Hawke and R L Knowles 
• Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Australia R W Moore and P R Bird
• Temperate Agroforestry in China Y Wu and Z Zhu
• Temperate Agroforestry: The European Way C Dupraz and S M Newman
• Silvopastoral Use of Argentine Patagonian Forests R Somlo, et al. 
• Temperate Agroforestry Systems: Synthesis and Future Directions S M Newman and A M Gordon