Pregledni rad
Edita Štefanić
Ivan Štefanić
Darija Kuharić
Sažetak
Authors present the fundamental contributions of Aldo A. Leopold (1887-1948), internationally
renowned American conservationist, ecologist, scientist and scholar, exceptional
teacher, philosopher, and gifted writer. He was one of the pioneers who devoted his life
to thought about how farming should be productive but not interfere with natural systems.
As the nation s first professor of game management appointed to the Department of
Agricultural Economic in the University of Wisconsin, he devoted his activity to an idea
about sustainable agricultural production. According to Leopold, the aim of sustainable
agriculture is to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community.
Leopold spent much of his time writing about agriculture and many of his philosophical
statements seem to be the most meaningful today, and for his contributions he can stand
sholder to sholder with Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, and Sir Albert
Howard, founder of contemporary organic agriculture.
Authors descibe the institutions which cherish the Leopold legacy. They especially present
activities of the Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, established at Iowa State
University in 1987, and it represents one of the world leading institutions in sustainable
agriculture techniques. The main purpose of the Center is to identify negative impacts of
agriculture on natural resources and rural communities and contribute to development of
profitable farming system that conserve natural resources. Leopold Center cooperates with
Extention Service at Iowa State University and other groups in order to inform the public
of new research findings. The Center is open to researchers from around the world who
are interested in sustainable agriculture and specific projects and programs of the Center,
ra and also coordinates some of them.
Ključne riječi
Aldo A. Leopold; American conservationist and ecologist; pioneer of the sustainable
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119972
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Datum izdavanja:
10.9.1999.
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