Environmental Change and Food Security in China

With 22 percent of the world's population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China's food situation is a matter of global concern. Environmental Change and Food Security in China, is the first to introduce comprehensively the threats to China's system of food production, distribut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Huang McBeath, Jenifer (Autor), McBeath, Jerry (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Colección:Advances in Global Change Research, 35
Temas:
Agriculture.
Agriculture-Economic aspects.
Development economics.
Political science.
Plant diseases.
Environmental Law.
Agricultural Economics.
Development Economics.
Political Science.
Plant Pathology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Communist Rule and the Food Security Situation
  • Immediate Environmental Stressors on Food Security
  • Near-Term Environmental Stressors: Climate Change
  • Plant Diseases, Pests and Food Security
  • Invasive Species and Food Security
  • Biotechnological Responses to Food Security Needs
  • The Legal and Institutional Framework to Address Food Security Needs
  • Issues in Implementing Food Security in China
  • Summary and Conclusions.

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