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Balancing on a Planet : the Future of Food and Agriculture /
This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying differe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley and Los Angeles, California :
University of California Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | California studies in food and culture ;
46. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its e. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520957084 0520957083 9781306196567 1306196566 0520277414 9780520277410 0520277422 9780520277427 |