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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cleveland, David Arthur
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley and Los Angeles, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Series:California studies in food and culture ; 46.
Subjects:
Food industry and trade.
Agricultural industries > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable agriculture > Economic aspects.
Food supply.
Industries agricoles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Agriculture durable > Aspect économique.
Aliments > Approvisionnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Agricultural industries > Environmental aspects
Food industry and trade
Food supply
Sustainable agriculture > Economic aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface: A Personal History; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Agrifood Systems History and Future; 1 Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth; 2 Agricultural Revolutions; 3 Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems; 4 Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases; PART TWO: Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act; 5 Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology; 6 Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity.
  • 7 Managing People: The Common Property Option8 The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet; 9 The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems; Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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