Screen LibraryHow to feed the world /
Provides a collection of essays that break down the crucial question of how to feed the world by tackling big issues one-by-one. Covering population, water, land, climate change, technology, food systems, trade, food waste and loss, health, social buy-in, communication, and, lastly, the ultimate cha...
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Provides a collection of essays that break down the crucial question of how to feed the world by tackling big issues one-by-one. Covering population, water, land, climate change, technology, food systems, trade, food waste and loss, health, social buy-in, communication, and, lastly, the ultimate challenge of achieving equal access to food, the book reveals a complex web of factors that must be addressed in order to reach global food security. This resource unites contributors from different perspectives and academic disciplines, ranging from agronomy and hydrology to agricultural economy and |
| Carrier Form: | 249 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610918848 (paperback) : 1610918843 (paperback) 9781610918831 (hardcover) 1610918835 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | HD9000 |
| CLC: | F316.11 |
| Call Number: | F316.11/H847 |
| Contents: |
Inhabitants of Earth / The green, blue, and gray water rainbow / The land that shapes and sustains us / Our changing climate / The technology ticket / Systems / Tangled trade / Spoiled, rotten, and left behind / Tipping the scales on health / Social license to operate / |