Balancing on a Planet : The Future of Food and Agriculture /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cleveland, David Arthur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley and Los Angeles, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sustainable agriculture > Economic aspects.
Food supply.
Food industry and trade.
Agricultural industries > Environmental aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Agriculture durable > Aspect economique.
Industries agricoles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (348 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780520957084

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