Centner, Terence J.

Empty pastures : confined animals and the transformation of the rural landscape / Terence J. Centner. - Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, c2004. - 189 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Serenity in the Countryside -- 2. Changes in Agricultural Production -- 3. The Production of Animals -- 4. Concentrations of Animals and Water Pollution -- 5. State AFO Regulations -- 6. The Environment of Rural America -- 7. Agricultural Conservation Efforts -- 8. Odors and Nuisance Law -- 9. Pesticide Contamination Precedents: Liability and Management -- 10. Accountability and Enforcement -- 11. Transformations in Food Production -- 12. Plowing Forward to a Cleaner Environment -- Appendix 1: State Regulatory Agencies for Animal Feeding Operations. Appendix 2: State CAFO Regulations.

0252028953 (cloth : alk. paper)

2003012760


Agriculture--United States.
Agricultural ecology--United States.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.
Landscape changes--United States.

S441 / .C45 2004

636/.00973